Block with honorific inscription to Elias, benefactor, possibly statue base. Epiphaneia (Syria). Fourth to sixth century
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Epiphaneia
Province:
Syria
Region:
Near East, with Cyprus
Details:
Not recorded ?not known
Current Location:
Hama, built into a pillar of the Great Mosque
OBJECT
Object:
Base
Material:
Local stone
Re-Use?
Unknown
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Height(cm):
Attributes:
Beard:
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Elias
Position:
Benefactors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Emperors, unnamed
Position:
Emperors
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest:
550
MAIN REFERENCE
Merkelbach, R. and J. Stauber (eds.), Steinepigramme aus dem griechischen Osten. Bd. 4. Die Südküste Kleinasiens, Syrien und Palaestina, Munich 2002, 260 no. 20/ 06/ 01