11.503. Gladiator memorial for [ . . .]pes, bestiarius
- Description:
- A white marble altar-stele with moulding above and below on three sides (H. 0.80 x W. 0.37 x D. 0.37) The relief, which is largely lost, is of a bestiarius standing, facing to his right; one arm can be made out, held behind his back. He confronts a creature, which is jumping up at him. Above the man's head is a triangular area in relief, from which all features have been lost.
- Text:
- Inscribed on the face
- Letters:
- standard forms, 0.025
- Date:
- First to fourth centuries A.D. (content)
- Findspot:
- City, North-west, with 11.501 and 11.502 at the edge of a field between the city walls and the Hadrianic Baths.
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Museum
- History of discovery:
- Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1973; brought into the Museum in 1985.
- Bibliography:
- Published by Roueché, PPA 37.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcriptions (Reynolds, Roueché) This edition Roueché (2007).
- 1[·· ? ··-]ΠΗΣ
- 1[ - - - ·]ΠΗΣ
<ab>
</ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="left"
/>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
-
</supplied>
ΠΗΣ
Translation:
-]pes.
Commentary:
Perhaps Εὐπρέ]πης, a name attested of gladiators (Gladiateurs nos. 107, 291, and p.301). The man here is apparently a bestiarius, fighting with ? a bear, or perhaps a wolf.
Photographs:
- Face (1973)
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- Face (1980)
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- Face (1989)
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