III 255. Chersonesos. Epitaph of Hera[---], III century B.C.Е.

Monument

Type

Stele. 

Material

Marble. 

Dimensions (cm)

H. 5.0, W. 6.0, Th. 1.2.

Additional description

Top left corner is preserved. The epigraphic field is outlined with a relief border. 

Place of Origin

Chersonesos. 

Find place

Sevastopol (Chersonesos). 

Find context

Southeast sector of the citadel of Chersonesos, near the fortification wall. 

Find circumstances

Found in 1898, excavations of K.K. Kostsyushko-Valyuzhinich (a photo of an estampage is preserved in НА НЗХТ, № 11847/28; 11849/26, 26) 

Institution and inventory

Unknown. 

Autopsy

Non vidi. At present, the monument's whereabouts are unknown. 

Epigraphic field

Position

On the front. 

Lettering

Even letters, with distinct flaring of the ends of letterstrokes. 

Letterheights (cm)

1.5

Text

Category

Epitaph. 

Date

III century B.C.Е. 

Dating criteria

Palaeography. 

Editions

IOSPE IV, 107; IOSPE I2 532. 

Edition

Ἡρα[---]
[---]

Diplomatic

ΗΡΑ[---]
[---]

EpiDoc (XML)

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   <ab>
      	<lb n="1"/><seg part="I">Ἡρα<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/></seg>
      	<lb n="2"/><gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="line"/>
   </ab>
   </div>
 
Apparatus criticus

Translation

Hera[---].

 

Images

 

(cc) © 2017 Igor Makarov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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