V 37. Cherson. Demonstrative inscription, IX–XIIth centuries C.E.
Monument
Type
Small panel.
Material
White fine-grained marble.
Dimensions (cm)
H. 15.0, W. 11.5, Th. 2.8.
Additional description
On the front is an incised rectangular frame decorated with geometric ornament; in the centre - a carving of a cross decorated with serifs; the front surface is polished. Broken on the bottom and left.
Place of Origin
Cherson.
Find place
Sevastopol (Chersonesos).
Find context
Northern shore, corner of the 9th cross street and 1st longitudinal street, Room 2, Layer 2.
Find circumstances
1940, excavations of G.D. Belov.
Modern location
Sevastopol, Crimea.
Institution and inventory
National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 20/36134.
Autopsy
May 1999, August 2001, September 2002, September 2003, September 2004, September 2005, September 2006, September 2007.
Epigraphic field
Position
Crosswise: on the arms and centre of the cross.
Lettering
Lapidary. Diamond-shaped phi with serifs and elongated vertical.
Letterheights (cm)
1.0–2.0.
Text
Category
Demonstrative.
Date
IX–XIIth centuries C.E.
Dating criteria
Type of representation.
Editions
Unpublished.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>Φῶς,
<lb n="2"/>ζωή.
</ab>
</div> Translation
Light, life.
Commentary
The original size of the panel was ca. 0.16 x 0.17m. Apparently it was to be used as wall tile, but its exact function is unknown.
Concerning the formula, see IV.3.C.b. For the archaeological context, see Belov, Yakobson 1953, 125.
Images
© 2015 Andrey Vinogradov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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