Two fragments of plaque with honorific inscription, probably from base for statue. Lepcis Magna (Tripolitania). Later third century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lepcis Magna
Province:
Tripolitania
Region:
North Africa, Eastern (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
Details:
One fragment was found in the Old Forum, the other was found on the cardo to the west of the Hadrianic Baths.
Current Location:
Lepcis Museum, storerooms
OBJECT
Object:
Plaque
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Form:
Height(cm):
27
Width(cm):
12.5
Depth(cm):
2.5
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
name lost
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Name lost
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
250
Latest :
300
MAIN REFERENCE
Tantillo, I. and F. Bigi (eds.), Leptis Magna. Una città e le sue iscrizioni in epoca tardoromana, Cassino 2010, 412-413, no. 51, fig. 10.58
Reynolds, J. M. & J. B. Ward-Perkins, The Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania. In collaboration with S. Aurigemma, R. Bartoccini, G. Caputo, R. Goodchild, P. Romanelli, Roma 1952, no. 786 + 623
