KI016 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Christian Greek Epitaph) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Technique

Reused marble revetment or scrap from cutting slabs. Letters are sharply and evenly cut, and they show regular spacing in lettering plane.

Writing transcription

Ϲωτίω[ν]|o(ϲ)

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Inscription (stone)

Preservation description

One large fragment of irregular (triangular or trapezoidal?) plaque, broken on three sides, preserves two lines of Greek text, narrow left margin, and wide top and bottom margins. Slight, sparse chipping and abrasion along edges; sparse, shallow gouges and chips from pick during excavation.

Published as

Rife2022e, pp. 1196-1197, 1209-1210, no. 922, fig. 25.6

Bottom margin height (preserved)

0.064

Left margin width

0.015

Left margin width

0.019

Preserved length

0.268

Preserved width

0.197

Thickness

0.023

Top margin height (preserved)

0.117

Associated with Burial Context

Koutsongila Grave 29

Chronology comment

Late Roman-Early Byzantine (5th-6th century?). Dated by contents, context, material, paleography.

Explanation of deposition

Tombstone posted over grave, but recent graverobbers dislodged it when they opened cist. Burial contained one adult 29A.

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Byzantine (Historical Period)

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bluish Gray Schistose Marble (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus G29-001

Location in unit

Disturbed fill in looting hole adjacent to opening into cist.