III 306. Chersonesos. Epitaph of Ktesias, late III - 1st half of II century B.C.Е.

Monument

Type

Stele. 

Material

Limestone. 

Dimensions (cm)

H. 32.0, W. 34.0, Th. 22.0.

Additional description

Upper part is preserved. Two-line inscription cut following ruled lines. The back is treated summarily. 

Place of Origin

Chersonesos. 

Find place

Sevastopol (Chersonesos). 

Find context

Southeast sector of Chersonesos, в {насыпи} necropolis ("on the site of the monastery animal farm"). 

Find circumstances

Found in 1905, excavations of K.K. Kostsyushko-Valyuzhinich 

Modern location

Sevastopol. 

Institution and inventory

National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 33/36504. 

Epigraphic field

Position

On the front. 

Lettering

Alpha with straight crossbar, omicron slightly smaller than other letters; serifs. 

Letterheights (cm)

2.7

Text

Category

Epitaph. 

Date

Late III - 1st half of II century B.C.Е. 

Dating criteria

Palaeography. 

Editions

Latyshev 1906 116, № 24; IOSPE I2 480. 

Edition

Κτησίας
Ἡρακλέου

Diplomatic

ΚΤΗΣΙΑΣ
ΗΡΑΚΛΕΟΥ

EpiDoc (XML)

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   <ab>
      		<lb n="1"/>Κτησίας
      		<lb n="2"/>Ἡρακλέου
   </ab>
   </div> 
Commentaries

Kieseritzky, Watzinger 1909 № 14; Античная скульптура Херсонеса 1976 № 171. 

 
Apparatus criticus

Translation

Ktesias, (son of) Herakleios.

 

Images

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