10.6. Seat inscriptions: Stadium Block 15

Description:
Stadium seats.
Text:
Inscribed on the seats. Row M: on four seats at west end. Row U.i: W. 0.48 x H. 0.20. Row U.ii W. 0.41 x H. 0.16. Row V: on two seats at west end; design W. 0.20 x H. 0.19. Row X: along the edge, which is broken, of two seats at east end.
Letters:
Row M: 0.12-0.18; lunate sigma. Row V: Letters 0.07-0.10; square sigma, cursive omega. Row X: shallow, 0.10-0.12.
Date:
Second-fifth century A.D. (context)
Findspot:
Stadium: seats, block 15.
Original Location:
Findspot
Last recorded location:
Findspot
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition.
Bibliography:
Row X published by K. T. Erim and J. M. Reynolds,'Sculptors' , no. 20, whence SEG 40, 1990.943; all published by Roueché, PPA 45.7.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds, Roueché). This edition: Roueché (2007).. This edition Roueché (2007).
E
( Design, type 3Rows1.)
M
1 steps [·· ? ··] | Μ | ΟΣΤΡΑ | ΤΟΥ vac.
U
i
(Design type R6, but with 6 holes in each row.)
ii
(Design, type H4, within an outline.)
V
1 | (Design, type S.3.) |
2 steps | [·] Β̣ Ι̣ Ο̣ Ι̣ Λ̣ | σιέω̣ν| vac.
X
1 [Ἀπο | λλ]ω̣νίου̣ [ἀ]γ̣α̣|[λ]ματογ̣λυφ̣ου̣
E
( Design, type 3Rows1.)
M
1 steps [ - - - ]ΜΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΥ   
U
i
(Design type R6, but with 6 holes in each row.)
ii
(Design, type H4, within an outline.)
V
1(Design, type S.3.)
2 steps [·]·····ΣΙΕ·Ν   
X
1[·····]·ΝΙΟ·[·]··[·]ΜΑΤΟ·ΛΥ·Ο·
<div type="textpart_section" n="E" >
<note>
Design, type 3Rows1.
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="M" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<g type="steps" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="left" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
<unclear reason="undefined" >
μ
</unclear>
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
οστρα
</orig>
<milestone unit="block" />
<orig n="unresolved" >
του
</orig>
<space extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="U" >
<div type="textpart_column" n="i" >
<note>
Design type R6, but with 6 holes in each row.
</note>
</div>
<div type="textpart_column" n="ii" >
<note>
Design, type H4, within an outline.
</note>
</div>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="V" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<note>
Design, type S.3.
</note>
<milestone unit="block" />
<lb n="2" />
<g type="steps" />
<milestone unit="block" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="1" unit="character" />
<unclear reason="damage" >
Β
</unclear>
<unclear reason="damage" >
Ι
</unclear>
<unclear reason="damage" >
Ο
</unclear>
<unclear reason="damage" >
Ι
</unclear>
<unclear reason="damage" >
Λ
</unclear>
<milestone unit="block" />
σιέ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ω
</unclear>
ν
<milestone unit="block" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>
</div>
<div type="textpart_section" n="X" >
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
Ἀπο
<milestone unit="block" />
λλ
</supplied>
<unclear reason="damage" >
ω
</unclear>
νίο
<unclear reason="damage" >
υ
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ἀ
</supplied>
<unclear reason="damage" >
γα
</unclear>
<milestone unit="block" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
λ
</supplied>
ματο
<unclear reason="damage" >
γ
</unclear>
λυ
<unclear reason="damage" >
φ
</unclear>
ο
<unclear reason="damage" >
υ
</unclear>
</ab>
</div>

Apparatus

Row M: The mu, if correctly read, is cursive. Row V: Β̣ could be Ρ.

Translation:

Row X: (Place of) Apollonios, sculptor.

Commentary:

See bibliography.

Photographs:

Row M (1975)
 Row M (1975)
Row V (1977)
 Row V (1977)
Row V, right end, and Row U.i (part) (1975)
 Row V, right end, and Row U.i (part) (1975)
Row X, left end (1977)
 Row X, left end (1977)
Row X, right end (1975)
 Row X, right end (1975)

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