III 260. Chersonesos. Epitaph of Hero[---], 2nd half of III - early II century B.C.E.

Monument

Type

Stele. 

Material

Marble. 

Dimensions (cm)

H. 6.5, W. 7.0, Th. 3.0.

Additional description

Broken on the right. The epigraphic field is framed by relief border. 

Place of Origin

Chersonesos. 

Find place

Sevastopol (Chersonesos). 

Find context

Southeast sector of the citadel of Chersonesos, outside Curtain Walls 17 and 19 of the fortification wall. 

Find circumstances

Found in 1900, excavations of K.K. Kostsyushko-Valyuzhinich НА НЗХТ, д. 9, л. 18, № 195; д. 29, л. 6, № 195) 

Modern location

Sevastopol. 

Institution and inventory

National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 4775. 

Epigraphic field

Position

On the front. 

Lettering

Evenly carved letters with distinct flaring of the ends of letterstrokes. 

Letterheights (cm)

1.5

Text

Category

Epitaph. 

Date

2nd half of III - early II century B.C.E. 

Dating criteria

Palaeography. 

Editions

Latyshev 1902, 64, № 3; IOSPE I2 477. 

Edition

Ἡρο[---]
Ἡρω[---].

Diplomatic

ΗΡΟ[---]
ΗΡΩ[---]

EpiDoc (XML)

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

Translation

Hero[---]... Hero[---].

 

Images

 

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