Fragment of a grave stele with a Greek inscription
Fragment of a grave stele with a Greek inscription

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Fragment of a grave stele with a Greek inscription,

1st–2nd century CE

Roman
2003-96

Information

Title
Fragment of a grave stele with a Greek inscription
Dates

1st–2nd century CE

Medium
White marble
Dimensions
14.0 x 6.5 cm, l. 20.5 cm (5 1/2 x 2 9/16 x 8 1/16 in.) letters: h. maximum 1.5 cm. (9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Committee for the Excavation of Antioch to Princeton University
Object Number
2003-96
Place Excavated

Turkey, Seleucia

Inscription
Inscription in Greek. Inscription complete, each row of letters is separated from the one above and the one below by thin horizontal lines almost equally spaced about . 018 cm;
Culture
Roman (style or period)
Type
stelae, capitals, architectural elements
Materials
marble
Subject
funerary objects

Excavated by the Princeton-led team at Antioch-on-the-Orontes, present-day Antakya, Turkey, 1931-1939; with the Museum since 1939

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