cathedral cemetery terrace (plaza 758), W of S church (church 294)
Excavation no.
66.2.24/ (reg. no. 66/46)
Present location
British Museum, London
Museum no.
EA72373
Medium
stela
Technique
incised
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Greek
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified man
Date
800–1099
Notes
Material
sandstone
Object dimensions
H: 41; W: 36; Th: 17
Text dimensions
Object colour
Text colour
Lines
15
Height of letters
Description
fragment of rectangular slab; epigraphic field quite deeply sunken
Decorative elements
aedicul-type decoration; conch sunken in upper border, separated from the epigraphic field by incised line; two raised side borders resembling columns supporting the lintel with conch
State of preservation
upper part preserved, with left edge chipped away; surface badly worn out; text often difficult to read