Description:
White marble fragment (H. 0.21 × W. 0.15 × D. 0.17) from the crowning feature of a balustrade; the top is smooth; one side has a moulded profile, the other is smooth, tapering inwards. The underside has been left rough. Resembles 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.192, 5.122.
Text:
Inscribed in one line on upper fascia of moulded profile.
Letters:
Lunate epsilon, cursive alpha; av. 0.035.
Date:
Fifth/sixth century or later (lettering).
Findspot:
Stray find.
Original Location:
An unidentified church, ?crowning the chancel barrier.
Last recorded location:
Museum.
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU excavation in 1992 (92.47).
Bibliography:
Published by •Roueché (2004), 239.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Roueché). This edition Roueché (2007).
1 v. Εὐτυχιανο[·· ? ··]
1 ΕΥΤΥΧΙΑΝΟ[ - - - ]
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<space extent="1" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
Εὐτυχιανο
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
</ab>

Translation:

Eutychianos (gave or made) or Of Eutychianos.

Commentary:

See discussion at ala2004 VII.22.

Photographs:

Face (1992)
 Face (1992)

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