Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity 2004

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176. Epitaph of Polychronius

Description

• Monument: Upper left corner of a white marble panel with flat moulding (0.25 x 0.34 x 0.145).
• Text: Inscribed in one line on upper moulding.
• Letters: 0.06-0.08.
• Date: Fourth century or later (style, lettering).

Text

Translation

(Tomb of) Polychronius.

Photographs

Face (1977)

Commentary

Very similar to 175, 177, 178; see discussion at IX.45.

Locations

• Found: Theatre area, reused in a house.
• Original: Unknown.
• Last Recorded: Museum.

History

• Recording: Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1971 (71.356).
• Bibliography: Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias 176 whence PHI 750.
• Text constituted from: Transcription (Roueché).

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