15.296. Funerary fragment
- Description:
- Fragment from the bottom left side of the base of a white marble sarcophagus front, with a relief of a reclining figure, possibly sleeping child or eros (W. 0.16 × H. 0.23 × D. 0.16).
- Text:
- Inscribed on the face.
- Letters:
- 0.02-0.025; lunate sigma.
- Date:
- Second to third centuries A.D.
- Findspot:
- Stray
- Original Location:
- Unknown
- Last recorded location:
- Museum (1966)
- History of discovery:
- Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1964 (64.4)
- Bibliography:
- Unpublished.
- Text constituted from:
- Transcription (Reynolds) This edition Reynolds (2007).
- 1 Ἡ σορ[ός ἐστιν ·· ? ··]
- 1ΗΣΟΡ[······· - - - ]
<ab>
</ab>
<lb
n="1"
/>
Ἡ
σορ
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
ός
</supplied>
<supplied
reason="lost"
>
ἐστιν
</supplied>
<gap
reason="lost"
extent="unknown"
unit="character"
dim="right"
/>
Translation:
The sarcophagus [belongs to ·· ? ··]
Commentary:
Presumably the beginning of the inscription naming the owner(s) of the sarcophagus.
Photographs:
- Face (1966)
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