Object card·SAL_7975·1974

Marble inscription fragment, Temple of Zeus, Salamis

Marble inscription fragment, Temple of Zeus, Salamis
Object card: 1974. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_7975. "Marble inscription fragment, Temple of Zeus, Salamis". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

Object card

English, translated from the French record

Small unpublished fragment of a dedicatory inscription on a white marble stele, broken on all sides except the upper part, probably a dedication to a sanctuary or statue, bearing the words "Les empereurs de Rome" in the object heading, from the Temple of Zeus sector, square E VII/δ6, third century AD, inventory E_0180. Maximum dimensions 23 x 23 x 6.7 cm for the stele, and 12 x 19 cm for the small fragment (lines 4-6), with Latin capitals 2.2 to 3.5 cm high; 30 May 1974.

French, as on the record

chantier : Temple de Zeus carre : E VII/δ6 int. : 1,5. Petit fragment inédit. Dédicace d'un sanctuaire ou d'une statue. Deux fragments jointifs d'une stèle de marbre blanc brisée de tous côtés sauf à la partie supérieure : - grand fragment trouvé en 1890 à l'extrémité sud de la colonnade, près du « temple de Zeus », conservé au British Museum epoque : IIIe s. ap. J.-C. inv objet : E_0180 objet : Les empereurs de Rome pub : SAL_PUB_139900_XIII_CAT_13_0148_p_0065 dimensions : 23 max. x 23 max. x 6,7. - petit fragment (lignes 4-6), trouvé le 30 mai 1974 en Ε VII/δ 6 (inv. 7975 = E.180) dimensions max.: 12 x 19. Lettres latines hautes de 2,2 à 3,5 cm

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