Description:
Heavily-moulded base capital, broken away at the lower right corner (W. 0.63 × H. 0.27 × D. 0.56).
Text:
Inscribed on one face below the moulding. The text will have continued on a separate shaft below.
Letters:
0.015.
Date:
Second century A.D. (lettering).
Findspot:
stray
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Museum (1978)
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition (62.274, SBI 23).
Bibliography:
Unpublished.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds). This edition Reynolds (2007).
1ἡ βουλὴ καὶ ὁ δῆμος ἐ-
2τείμησαν ταῖς καλλί̣σ̣-
2a[ταῖς τειμαῖς ·· ? ··]
1ΗΒΟΥΛΗΚΑΙΟΔΗΜΟΣΕ
2ΤΕΙΜΗΣΑΝΤΑΙΣΚΑΛΛ··
2a[··········· - - - ]
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
βουλὴ
καὶ
δῆμος
<orig >
<lb n="2" type="worddiv" />
τείμησαν
</orig>
ταῖς
καλλ
<unclear reason="damage" >
ίσ
</unclear>
<lb n="2a" type="worddiv" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
ταῖς
</supplied>
<supplied reason="lost" >
τειμαῖς
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
</ab>

Translation:

The Council and the People honoured with the finest [honours·· ? ··]

Commentary:

Clearly derived from the terms of a decree conferring honours.

Photographs:

Face (1978)
 Face (1978)

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