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Inscribed Fragments (inside circular medallion, from Synagogue, Main Hall, Bay 2): Blessing Inscription?M14 Cat. 564
Inscription
Marble, Stone
4th–6th century AD (Ameling); cf. no. 486 on Synagogue dating. (Roman)
Four joining fragments of a medallion of marble, like no. 563. “The original right edge of the slab is preserved, as is part of a raised horizontal molding underneath the medallion” (Kroll).
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Inscribed Block from Anta of the Metroon (reused in Synagogue): End of Letter from Antiochos III?M14 Cat. 310
Architecture, Inscription
Marble, Stone
Ca. 213 BC. (Hellenistic)
Block of grayish-white marble, upper left corner damaged; separated by a blank space of 0.16 m, the inscription is followed by no. 302. For further details see Gauthier, pl. XII (drawing of the stone).
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Inscribed Revetment Fragments (from Synagogue, Main Hall): Revetment Inscription, by [- -]asimos, assistant in the archivesM14 Cat. 502
Inscription
Marble, Stone
Hardly before the last quarter of the 4th century AD (Ameling). (Roman)
Fragments of wall revetment of white marble, which belonged either to no. 498 or 499 (for further details see the lemmata there). Other insignificant fragments, which are not reproduced here, are given in Kroll, p. 24; Ameling, p. 250, in the comment...
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Inscribed Revetment Fragments (from Synagogue, Main Hall, Bay 4): Revetment Inscription, by a councilorM14 Cat. 511
Inscription
Marble, Stone
Hardly before the last quarter of the 4th century AD; 5th–6th century AD? (Ameling); cf. no. 486 on Synagogue dating. (Roman)
Fragment of a panel of wall revetment of white marble; broken on all sides except for the upper edge.
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Inscribed Revetment Fragments (from Synagogue, Main Hall, Bay 7): Revetment Inscription, by Septimios(?)M14 Cat. 514
Inscription
Marble, Stone
Hardly before the last quarter of the 4th century AD (Ameling); cf. no. 486 on Synagogue dating. (Roman)
Fragments of four panels of wall revetment of white marble. The inscription is in one line (“exceptionally mannered lettering,” Kroll).
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Inscribed Plaque Fragments (from Synagogue, Main Hall, Bay 7): Votive Inscription, by a goldsmith(?)M14 Cat. 523
Inscription
Marble, Stone
Hardly before the last quarter of the 4th century AD (Ameling); cf. no. 486 on Synagogue dating. (Roman)
Fragments of a plaque of white marble.
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Inscribed Voussoir: Building Inscription Dedicated to the gods and an Antonine or Severan EmperorM14 Cat. 420
Architecture, Inscription
Marble, Stone
Antonine or Severan period (138–235 AD). (Roman)
Marble voussoir from a vault, perhaps the central stone of an arch if Θεοῖς occupied the center. The inscription is given in curbed lines on the three fasciae. It is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the original length of ll. 2–3.
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Inscribed tabula ansata fragment in raised relief (from Synagogue, Main Hall): Votive Inscription affixed to Torah Shrine?M14 Cat. 551
Inscription
Marble, Stone
Late 4th–6th century AD. (Roman)
Lower left corner fragment of a tabula ansata of white marble similar to no. 550; broken on top and right. Three registers of the inscription stood within four horizontal lines. The recessed background had been painted in red.
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Inscribed Stele Fragment: Funerary Inscription for Theon, son of Apollonides, an ArcadianM14 Cat. 634
Stele, Inscription
Marble, Stone
3rd–2nd century BC? (letter shape). (Hellenistic)
Upper part of a stele of marble; partly damaged above and broken below. Below the inscription are traces of red paint.
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Inscribed Stele Fragment: Funerary Inscription for Zoilos, son of Pythagoras, from SamosM14 Cat. 635
Stele, Inscription
Marble, Stone
3rd–2nd century BC? (letter shape). (Hellenistic)
Upper part of a stele of marble; partly damaged above and broken below.
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Sculpture of a lion found reused near the Synagogue at Sardis, perhaps originally associated with the sanctuary of Cybele©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Mosaic Inscription in rectangular frame (from Synagogue, Forecourt): Votive Inscription by Aurelios Olympios, of the tribe of the LeontiiM14 Cat. 495
Mosaic, Inscription
Mosaic
After 378–83 AD (date of the latest coin from beneath the mosaic). (Roman)
Mosaic inscription in a rectangular frame.
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Mosaic Inscription in rectangular frame (from Synagogue, Forecourt): Inscription by Aurelios - -]anthi[os], citizen of SardisM14 Cat. 496
Mosaic, Inscription
Mosaic
After 367–75 AD (date of the two latest coins from beneath the mosaic). (Roman)
Mosaic inscription in a rectangular frame.
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Inscribed Revetment Fragments (from Synagogue, Main Hall, Bay 2): Revetment Inscription, ex votoM14 Cat. 506
Inscription
Marble, Stone
Hardly before the last quarter of the 4th century AD (Ameling); cf. no. 486 on Synagogue dating. (Roman)
Fragments of two panels of wall revetment of white marble. On the second panel there is the upper left part of a rectangular molding (three grooves). The inscription is in one line.
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Inscribed Panel Fragments (from Synagogue, Main Hall, Bays 3 and 7): Votive? Inscription, by LeontiosM14 Cat. 526
Inscription
Marble, Stone
Hardly before the last quarter of the 4th century AD (Ameling); cf. no. 486 on Synagogue dating. (Roman)
Fragments of two non-joining segments of a panel of white marble.
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Collapsed blocks during excavation of the Synagogue, including reused and inscribed blocks from the Metroon at Sardis, 1963.©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Marble temple model showing Cybele (No. 34), reused in the Synagogue.©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Conservator Michael Morris and architects Troy Thompson and Phil Stinson planning the new roof for the Synagogue, 2011.©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Large recumbent lion, frontal view, left side. Set up at find spot near Synagogue.
©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Large recumbent lion, frontal view, left side. Set up at find spot near Synagogue.©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Large recumbent lion, back view, left side. Set up at find spot near Synagogue.©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Large recumbent lion, frontal view, left side. Set up at find spot near Synagogue.
©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Inscribed Base (reused in N-S wall east of Synagogue): Honorific Inscription for Gaius Asinnius Nikomachos FrugianusM14 Cat. 401
Statue Base, Inscription
Marble, Stone
Reign of Severus Alexander. (Roman)
Rectangular base of white marble with moldings above and below; partly damaged. On the upper surface are anathyrosis and a lifting hole. Ll. 1–3 of the inscription are on the upper molding, and ll. 4ff. are in a recessed field.
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Inscribed Revetment Fragments (from Synagogue, Main Hall, Bay 2): Revetment Inscription, by Theodoros, ex votoM14 Cat. 505
Inscription
Marble, Stone
Hardly before the last quarter of the 4th century AD (Ameling); cf. no. 486 on Synagogue dating. (Roman)
Fragments of five panels of white marble wall revetment. “The face of the last panel is grooved with a lozenge-shaped molding” (Kroll). The inscription is in one line.
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Inscribed Revetment Fragments (from Synagogue, Main Hall, Bay 7): Revetment (and Painting?) Inscription, ex votoM14 Cat. 516
Inscription
Marble, Stone
Hardly before the last quarter of the 4th century AD (Ameling); cf. no. 486 on Synagogue dating. (Roman)
Fragments of four panels of wall revetment of white marble. The inscription is in three lines.
