The Archaeological Exploration of Sardis

Inscribed Fragment (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Inscribed Fragment

Date

1st–2nd century AD? (letter shape)., Roman

Sardis or Museum Inv. No.

S14.053

Material

Marble, Stone

Object Type

Inscription

Inscription Type

Fragment

Inscription language

Greek

Inscription Text

		-     -     -
		        ]Α[
		   ]ΚΑ[
		]ΣΗΦ[
		-     -     -

Inscription Translation

Inscription Comment

Site

Sardis

Sector

F55

Trench

F55 14.3

Locus

F55 14.3 Locus 15

B-Grid Coordinates

E775.8 - E779 / S187 - S190 *128.61

Findspot

Field 55, east side of Wadi B Temple terrace, marble collapse in area of late antique Spolia Wall, F55 14.3 Locus 3.

Description

Fragment of white marble; broken on all sides.

Dimensions

Max. H. 0.15, max. W. 0.11, Th. 0.03, H. of letters l. 1 ca. 0.04; ll. 2–3 0.03–[“Φ”] 0.07.

Comments

1 Probably [Ἀγ]α[θῇ τύχῃ] or Ἀ[γαθῇ τύχῃ], in larger letters than the rest.

2 [Ἡ βουλὴ] κα[ὶ ὁ δῆμος]?

See Also

Bibliography

Unpublished.

Author