Description:
An altar-stele, with moulding above and below on three sides, badly worn (H. 0.71 x W. 0.37 x D. 0.42). On face, relief of a heavily armed gladiator with shield, advancing right.
Text:
Inscribed on the face above the relief
Letters:
standard forms, 0.02
Date:
Second to third centuries A.D. (lettering)
Findspot:
Necropolis, North-east: in the old Turkish cemetery.
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Museum
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1978 (East Cemetery 3)
Bibliography:
Published by Roueché, PPA 17
Text constituted from:
Transcriptions (Reynolds, Roueché) This edition Roueché (2007).
1 Οὔνιων πάλου β´
2 ὑπὸ Παρδαλᾶ
3 πάλου α´
1ΟΥΝΙΩΝΠΑΛΟΥΒ
2ΥΠΟΠΑΡΔΑΛΑ
3ΠΑΛΟΥΑ
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
Οὔνιων
πάλου
<num value="2" >
β
</num>
<lb n="2" />
ὑπὸ
Παρδαλᾶ
<lb n="3" />
πάλου
<num value="1" >
α
</num>
</ab>

Translation:

Unio of brigade 2 by Pardalas of brigade 1.

Commentary:

For the name Unio, see Robert, Gladiateurs, 232 and 301, with OMS IV, 175. For Pardalas as the name of a mime see (unpublished).ii, and of a gladiator, Gladiateurs no. 269, and 300

Photographs:

Face (1978)
 Face (1978)
Face (1978)
 Face (1978)
Face (1980)
 Face (1980)

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