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.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<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[---].
© 2017 Igor Makarov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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