Description:
Two fragments from the top of a white marble statue base with damaged moulding. a: W. 0.22 × H. 0.19 × D. 0.10. b: W. 0.18 × H. 0.15 × D. 0.09.
Text:
Inscribed on the face below the moulding (W. 0.115 × H. 0.07).
Letters:
0.035; apex above Ρ in a
Date:
Second to third centuries A.D. (lettering).
Findspot:
Temple/Church apse.
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Museum (1977)
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition (a: Temple 106)
Bibliography:
Unpublished.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (2007).
a
1[·· ? ··] [Μᾶ]ρ(κος) Φλ(άουιος) Α[ὐρήλιος ·· ? ··]
1a[·· ? ··
b
1[·· ? ··]ΑΡΑṬ[·· ? ··]
a
1[ - - - ][··]ΡΦΛΑ[······· - - - ]
1a[·· ? ··
b
1[ - - - ]ΑΡΑ·[ - - - ]
<div type="textpart_fragment" n="a" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<expan>
<abbr>
<supplied reason="lost" >
Μᾶ
</supplied>
ρ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
κος
</supplied>
</expan>
<expan>
<abbr>
Φλ
</abbr>
<supplied reason="abbreviation" >
άουιος
</supplied>
</expan>
Α
<supplied reason="lost" >
ὐρήλιος
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<lb n="1a" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line" dim="bottom" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_fragment" n="b" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
αρα
<unclear reason="damage" >
t
</unclear>
</orig>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
</ab>
</div>

Apparatus

In a, there is no apex for abbreviation over the Λ; so probably Φλα[βιο-

Translation:

a: [·· ? ·· Ma]r(cus) Fl(avius) A[urelius ·· ? ··]

b: No translation possible.

Commentary:

Apparently a reference to/honours for a Marcus Aurelius.

Photographs:

a (1977)
 a (1977)
b (1977)
 b (1977)

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