Description: A plain white marble statue base, moulded on either side, made up of two fragments (w: 1.06 × h: 0.24 × d: 0.50); there is a depression on the top for the attachment of the statue, which survives.
Text: Inscribed on the face
Letters: Letters probably third century, rounded epsilon and sigma; line 1, 0.035; line 2, 0.04.
Date: Third century (lettering, sculpture)
Findspot: Aphrodisias: Theatre: stage
Original location: Theatre, North analemma
Last recorded location: Museum, reassembled with statue
Apparatus
1: Ἀκτιονίκην Roueché, PPA The cutter seems to have written ΑΤΤ, and then squeezed a Κ between the two T's.
English translation
Translation source: IAph2007
The fatherland (honours) Kandidianos, victor at Actia, circuit-victor.
English translation
Translation source: Smith, 2006
The fatherland (honors) Candidianus, victor at Actia, circuit victor.
Bibliography
Transcription: New York University expedition 68.400 and 71.167
Publication: Roueché, PPA 74 , whence PHI PPAphr 74; IAph2007 8.87; Smith, 2006 H.256 (listed), p. 40; Van Voorhis, 2008 240-241, whence SEG 58.1184, LSA 547
Images
Fig. 1. Complete (M. Roueché, 1989)
Fig. 2. Complete (2000)
Fig. 3. Left end (M. Roueché, 1978)
Fig. 4. Right end (M. Roueché, 1978)
Fig. 5. Statue and base (M. Roueché, 2004)