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tombstone
Object Type
tombstone
Museum number
1859,1226.792
Description
A tombstone of white marble with two inscriptions, in Greek; one of six lines the other of four, enclosed in a frame. The first six lines are a funerary inscription for Philetos by his wife Knidia. The second inscription is a funerary inscription for Marcus Aurelius Dexiphanes.
Cultures/periods
Roman
Production date
2ndC-3rdC
Production place
Made in:
Knidos
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Sir Charles Thomas Newton
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Knidos
, Found in the Eastern Necropolis just outside Knidos. 'On this site the foundations of an early Christian church were discovered, the pavement of which was in great measure composed of sepulchral slabs, evidently taken from the numerous plundered tombs in the midst of which the church is situated' (Newton; Discoveries at Halicaranassus, Cnidus and Branchidae)
Materials
marble
Dimensions
Height:
80.01 centimetres
Thickness:
8.89 centimetres
Width:
53.34 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Inscription / The Collection of Ancient Greek Inscriptions in the British Museum
(833)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
From:
Sir Charles Thomas Newton
Acquisition date
1859
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1859,1226.792