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Inscribed Stele Fragment (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Inscribed Stele Fragment: Funerary Inscription for Telesphoros, brother of Olympikos
- Date
- 1st century AD (decorated letters [Herrmann])., Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- NoEx63.008
- Material
- Marble, Stone
- Object Type
- Stele, Inscription
- Inscription Type
- Funerary Inscription
- Inscription language
- Greek
- Inscription Text
Ὀλυμπικὸς Τε- [λε]σ̣φόρῳ τῷ ἀδελ- [φῷ] ἐ̣ποίησεν.
- Inscription Translation
- “Olympikos built (the tomb) for his brother Telesphoros.”
- Inscription Comment
- Site
- Sardis
- Findspot
- Near the House of Bronzes sector, south of the Upper Terrace.
- Description
Lower portion of a stele of marble; broken above.
- Dimensions
- H. 0.34, W. 0.34–0.37, Th. 0.07, H. of letters 0.02.
- Comments
Herrmann’s readings and restorations.
2–3 The beginnings of the lines are completely worn.
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Unpublished. Herrmann, ms.
- Author
- GP