Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004

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101. Monogram capitals from the Triconch Church

Description

• Monument: Four matching white marble capitals. On each of the capitals, one side (back) is left plain, and there are crosses on either side. They all show signs of having been re-used subsequently.
• Text: Cut on the face of each capital.
• Letters: Monogram cut within a circle.
• Date: Fifth/sixth century (form of monogram).

Text

Translation

i-iii. John Nesbitt suggested, on the basis of the photographs, the resolution Συμβατικίου, 'of Symbaticius'.

iv. MX, perhaps for Michael

Apparatus

In the first edition it was implied that all four capitals were identical; in fact the fourth does not have the same monogram as the other three.

Photographs

i. Face (1972)	i. Face (1973)	i. right side (2004)	i. face (2004)	i. left side (2004)
i. back (2004)	i. detail (2004)	i. face (2004)	ii. back (2004)	ii. right side (2004)
ii. centre (2004)	ii. detail (2004)	iii. left (2004)	iii. back (2004)	iii. centre (2004)
iii. detail (2004)	iv. Right face (2004)	iv. Face (2004)	iv. left side (2004)	iv. back (2004)
iv. detail (2004)

Representations

Drawing of Monogram (i-iii)

Commentary

See discussion at VII.17.

For monograms, see Introduction.11.

For the Triconch Church see VII.15.

Locations

• Found: Triconch Church, re-used.
• Original: ?An unidentified church.
• Last Recorded: Museum.

History

• Recording: Excavated by the NYU expedition.
• Bibliography: An inferior account published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 101. and plate xxvii, whence PHI 614-7.
• Text constituted from: Transcription (Roueché).

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