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Inscribed Aedicula Cornice (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Inscribed Aedicula Cornice (probably from Roman Theater stage building: Building Inscription by local benefactor
- Date
- Roman Imperial period., Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- IN06.004
- Material
- Marble, Stone
- Object Type
- Architecture, Inscription
- Inscription Type
- Building Inscription
- Inscription language
- Greek
- Inscription Text
]ο̣ς φιλόπατρις [ ἀν]έθηκεν. vacat [
- Inscription Translation
- “[- - -]os, lover of his native city [- - -] has dedicated [(this building) - - -].”
- Inscription Comment
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- ThSt
- Trench
- ThSt 06.4
- Locus
- ThSt 06.4 Locus 2
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E1004.5 / S263.8 *136.55
- Findspot
- Theater; the larger part is still in situ, the other in the Expedition compound.
- Description
Cornice of a relatively complete aedicula, probably from the stage building of the Roman Theater; broken in two fragments.
- Dimensions
- H. 0.12, W. 0.50, Th. 0.96, H. of letters l. 1 0.045–0.05; l. 2 0.025–0.03.
- Comments
1 For φιλόπατρις, see L. Robert, Hellenica XIII, p. 215; P. Hamon, BE 2017, 58.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Unpublished.
- Author
- GP