Caption

Fragment of a Greek dedicatory inscription, tombstone inscription, 70 BC–1 end of the Ptolemaic period or beginning of the Roman period, Egypt; Greek inscription; height 24.2 cm, width 24 cm, depth 4.7 cm., A roughly triangular fragment of dark gray stone with a rough, uneven edge on one side and a more rectangular, slightly beveled edge on the opposite side; the stone surface shows weathered texture with lighter gray patches and subtle raised areas where shallow incised marks are visible but not described; overall colors are dark gray, medium gray, and lighter gray with small areas of off-white at the chipped edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_446

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Rights managed

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86.7Mb (4.9Mb) / 18.3in x 18.3in / 5504 x 5504 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment Greek dedicatory inscription tombstone inscription 70 Bc–1 Ptolemaic period Roman period Egypt Greek inscription height 24.2 cm width 24 cm depth 4.7 cm roughly triangular fragment dark gray stone rough uneven edge side rectangular slightly beveled edge opposite side stone surface weathered texture lighter gray patches subtle raised areas shallow incised marks visible described colors dark gray medium gray lighter gray small areas off-white chipped edges.