III 269. Chersonesos.Epitaph of Lagoios, 2nd half of III century B.C.Е.
Monument
Type
Stele.
Material
Limestone.
Dimensions (cm)
H.42.0, W.23.0, Th.15.0.
Additional description
Upper part of a stele topped by a cornice with antefixes (broken off). Part of the relief is preserved: handle of a sword, a sword-belt, and rosettes (two on the front and one each on the sides of the stele). Two-line inscription is cut and traced in dark red paint in the shallow rectangular inset field below the cornice.
Place of Origin
Chersonesos.
Find place
Sevastopol (Chersonesos).
Find context
Western sector of Chersonesos, area of necropolis, outside the western fortification wall.
Find circumstances
Found in 1895, excavations of K.K. Kostsyushko-Valyuzhinich
Modern location
Sevastopol.
Institution and inventory
National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 3642.
Epigraphic field
Position
On the front, below the cornice, in a shallow inset rectangular niche.
Lettering
Verticals of nu are of equal height, omicron is smaller than the rest of letters, four-bar sigma with splayed bars, some letter strokes are curved; letter strokes widen at the ends and terminate in serifs.
Letterheights (cm)
2.0
Text
Category
Epitaph.
Date
2nd half of III century B.C.Е.
Dating criteria
Palaeography.
Editions
Latyshev1899, 14, № 12; IOSPE IV 109; IOSPE I2 481.
<div type="edition" xml:lang="grc">
<ab>
<lb n="1"/>Λαγοῖος
<lb n="2"/>Παρμένοντος.
</ab>
</div>
Commentaries
Kieseritzky, Watzinger1909 № 45; Kolesnikova1961, 16; Античная скульптура Херсонеса1976 72, № 179; Posamentir2011, 122, № C50.
Apparatus criticus
1: Λαγοῖος - чтение Латышева в соответствии с камнем; Λάγορος - Wilhelm (apud IOSPE I2) по фотографии.
Translation
Lagoios, (son) of Parmenon.
© 2017 Igor Makarov (edition), Irene Polinskaya (translation)
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