KI024 (Early Roman Latin Inscription) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
Bright to creamy white, very fine, semitranslucent, calcite marble. Pentelic.
Technique
Letters are very finely and sharply cut with almost elegant appearance. Vertical guideline visible between lines 1 and 2 on left.
Writing transcription
P A [- - -] | [- - -]
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Inscription (stone)
Description
Tall, delicate letters have broad, distinct serifs. Notable forms: A (sharp peak with level crossbar); P (loop does not quite close). Fine Early Roman monumental epigraphic style; see also KI022.
Preservation description
One small fragment of plaque preserves small part of two lines of Latin text and left margin. Sparse but dense patches of encrustation.
Published as
Rife2022e, pp. 1196, 1199-1200, no. 914, fig. 25.2
Left margin width
0.031
Letter height (average)
0.046
Preserved length
0.089
Preserved width
0.078
Thickness
0.011
Associated with Building
Koutsongila Building A1
Chronology comment
Early Roman (1st–early 2nd century). Dated by paleography.
Explanation of deposition
Represents building’s original design.
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Marble (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus TRA0808-006
Location in unit
On floor in southeast part of Building A1.