Inscribed Stele: Funerary Inscription for Ammion, daughter of Hermippos, wife of Euxenos

Date
“first (?) century A.D.” (Malay)., Roman
Museum
Manisa, Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum, 80
Museum Inventory No.
80
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
Manisa 80
Material
Marble, Stone
Object Type
Stele, Inscription
Inscription Type
Funerary Inscription
Inscription language
Greek
Inscription Text
		Ἄμμιον Ἑρμίππου,
		γυνὴ δὲ Εὐξένου,
		           χαῖρε.
Inscription Translation
“Ammion, daughter of Hermippos, wife of Euxenos. Farewell!”
Inscription Comment
Site
Sardis
Description

Lower portion of a stele of marble with tenon. “In a rectangular recess above the inscription are the images of a seated woman and a girl standing. The girl is offering her an unidentified object (a box?)” (Malay).

Dimensions
H. 0.71, W. 0.49, Th. 0.11, H. of letters 0.03.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Malay, Manisa Museum, pp. 89–90, no. 247, pl. 35, fig. 89.
Author
GP