III 374. Chersonesos. Epitaph of Philokrates, II century C.E.
Monument
Type
Stele.
Material
Marble.
Dimensions (cm)
H. 60.0, W. 37.0, Th. 9.0.
Additional description
A pedimental aediculum adorned with relief. Below the relief is a three-line inscription cut following ruled lines.
Place of Origin
Chersonesos.
Find place
Sevastopol (Chersonesos).
Find context
Southeast sector of Chersonesos, Roman "citadel" (Block X, Layer 2 (4), Enclosure 3).
Find circumstances
Found in 1928, excavations of K.E. Grinevich (НА НЗХТ, д. 273, л. 16).
Modern location
Sevastopol.
Institution and inventory
National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 29911.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front.
Lettering
Cursive epsilon, sigma, omega; absence of serifs, word divisions in the shape of ivy leaves.
Letterheights (cm)
2.4
Text
Category
Epitaph.
Date
II century C.E.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
Editions
НЭПХ I (Solomonik 1964) 52.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>Φιλοκράτης
<lb n="2"/>Φαρνακίωνος
<lb n="3"/>ἐτῶν <num value="75">οε</num> χε͂ρε
</ab>
</div> Commentaries
Античная скульптура Херсонеса 1976, № 326; Solomonik 1990, № 95.
Apparatus criticus
3: перед О знак-разделитель в виде листа плюща χε͂ρε = χαῖρε.
Translation
Philokrates, (son of) Pharnakion, 75 years old, greeting.
Images
© 2017 Igor Makarov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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