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Inscribed Statue Base Fragment (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Inscribed Statue Base Fragment: Honorific Inscription for Emperor?
- Date
- Roman Imperial period., Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- NoEx81.004
- Material
- Marble, Stone
- Object Type
- Statue Base, Inscription
- Inscription Type
- Honorific Inscription
- Inscription language
- Greek
- Inscription Text
Αὐτοκ[ράτορα - - - - - - - - - -
- Inscription Translation
- “Imperator [- - -].”
- Inscription Comment
- Site
- Sardis
- Findspot
- ByzFort, western slope.
- Description
Upper left corner, with cornice, of a statue base of white marble; broken on all other sides. The letter A has a broken horizontal stroke; Y has a horizontal stroke under the fork.
- Dimensions
- H. 0.13, W. 0.27, Th. 0.28, H. of letters 0.035.
- Comments
Herrmann’s restoration.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Unpublished. Herrmann, ms.
- Author
- GP