Base with multiple signa, re-used for LSA-2176. Lepcis Magna (Tripolitania). Later third century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Lepcis Magna
Province:
Tripolitania
Region:
North Africa, Eastern (Tripolitania and Cyrenaica)
Details:
Severan Forum, east side of piazza
Current Location:
Where found
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Form:
Rectangular
Height(cm):
150
Width(cm):
71
Depth(cm):
84
Language:
Latin
Text Type:
Prose
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Name lost
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Name lost, possibly '...thi Prebyti...', Gerontius, Euphrasius
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, 441-2, no. 66, figs. 7.14, 10.35, pl. X
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. 694
INSCRIPTION
Text:
upper moulding [[[…]]] / P[[[…]]] vertically down proper right side […]thi Presbyti vertically down proper left side Geronti / Euphrasi
