8.401. Tetrastoon: pavement designs

Description:
White marble stylobate blocks.
Text:
Inscribed on the upper face of the blocks.
Letters:
None.
Date:
Second-tenth century A.D. (context)
Findspot:
Tetrastoon: on the stylobate of the west colonnade; columns numbered from north. i. Between columns 1 and 2. ii. Between columns 2 and 3. iii. Between columns 4 and 5. iv. Between columns 5 and 6 - opposite central door of theatre.
Original Location:
Findspot
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, Gameboards 6.
Text constituted from:
Preliminary transcription (Reynolds, Roueché). This edition Roueché and Bodard (2007).
i
( Several circles and squares.)
ii
(Several scratches, and a board, type R.6 (0.15 x 0.25).)
iii
(A board, type R.6 (0.24 x 0.39).)
iv
(Many graffiti and a board, type R.6 (0.18 x 0.40).)
i
( Several circles and squares.)
ii
(Several scratches, and a board, type R.6 (0.15 x 0.25).)
iii
(A board, type R.6 (0.24 x 0.39).)
iv
(Many graffiti and a board, type R.6 (0.18 x 0.40).)
<div type="textpart_section" n="i" >
<note>
Several circles and squares.
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="ii" >
<note>
Several scratches, and a board, type R.6 (
0.15
x
0.25
).
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="iii" >
<note>
A board, type R.6 (
0.24
x
0.39
).
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="iv" >
<note>
Many graffiti and a board, type R.6 (
0.18
x
0.40
).
</note>
</div>
Translation:
not usefully translatable.

Commentary:

See Roueché, ‘Gameboards’.

Photographs:

iv (1975)
 iv (1975)

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