15.297. Funerary fragment of Marcus Aurelius A[·· ? ··]
- Description:
- Acroterion fragment from a sarcophagus lid W. 0.32 × H. 0.25 × D. 0.245 with a relief of Ganymede and the eagle, broken away above.
- Text:
- Below, a simple moulding, inscribed in one line on the upper fascia, which is broken to the left and worn to the right.
- Letters:
- Standard forms; 0.02
- Date:
- Second to third centuries A.D. (lettering)
- Findspot:
- Stray in 1965
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Museum (1983)
- History of discovery:
- Excavated by the NYU expedition in 1965 (65.476)
- Bibliography:
- Unpublished.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds) This edition Reynolds (2007).
- 1 [·· ? ·· Μά]ρκου Αὐρ(ηλίου) Α̣[·· ? ··]
- 1a [?·· ? ··
- 1[ - - - ··]ΡΚΟΥΑΥΡ·[ - - - ]
- 1a[?·· ? ··
<ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="left"
/>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
Μά
</supplied>
ρκου
<expan>
<abbr>
Αὐρ
</abbr>
<supplied
reason="abbreviation"
>
</expan>
ηλίου
</supplied>
<unclear
reason="damage"
>
Α
</unclear>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="right"
/>
<lb
n="1a"
/>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="line"
id="gap03"
dim="bottom"
/>
</ab>
Translation:
[·· ? ··] [Ma]rcus Aur(elius) A[·· ? ··]
Commentary:
The inscription presumably continued on the sarcophagus itself. The text names a Marcus Aurelius A[.. in the genitive case—not necessarily a filiation (e.g. ἡ σορὸς ἔστι + gen.).
Photographs:
- Face (1983)
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- Face (1983)
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