Description: White marble statue base (w: 0.60 × h: 0.46 × d: 0.78) with moulding above and below. There are holes on the top surface for the attachment of the statue, which has its own semi-circular base. The moulding is chipped on all edges, and a round hole has been cut in the centre of the front face.
Text: Inscribed on the upper moulding (lines 1-2) and on the face.
Letters: Lightly-cut, with marked but not exaggerated seriphs; line 1, 0.025; lines 2, f, ave. 0.03.
Date: A.D. early 84-96 (reign, titulature)
Findspot: Aphrodisias: Theatre, Theatre V.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Museum
Translation
Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus, conqueror of the Germans. The People dedicated (his statue); Diogenes son of Eukles the son of Diogenes took responsibility.
Commentary
Two dedications of statues of Domitian (this and =75.143) have been found at Aphrodisias; neither has suffered damnatio. Aphrodisias also dedicated to Domitian at Ephesus. For the discussion see Reynolds, loc. cit.
Bibliography
Transcription: New York University expedition 67.282, SBI 150, with the statue.
Publication: Erim and Reynolds, 1973a 135-142 , and Erim and Reynolds, 1979 38 , whence SEG 32.1099 , SEG 35.1082 , McCabe, PHI, 1996 206 , Smith, 2006 H.22 (listed); IAph2007 8.236.
Images
Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1978)