Description: Seven white marble benches: i: w: 1.25 × h: 0.46 × d: 0.335. ii: Broken below, and to right, w: 1.35 × h: 0.45 × depth not measurable. iii: No measurements. iv: w: 1.02 × h: 0.45 × d: 0.39. v: w: 0.98 × h: 0.44 × depth not measurable. vi: w: 1.53 × h: 0.42 × d: 0.32. vii w: 1.24 × h: 0.46 × d: 0.33.
Text: Inscribed in the centre of the upper face; vii is partly hidden.
Letters: Varying from 0.04 (o), in vii to 0.07 (i. ii, vi) to 0.085 (v) to 0.09 (iii) to 0.10 (iv). Scroll for abbreviation.
Date: Fourth to sixth centuries CE (lettering, re use)
Findspot: Aphrodisias: Tetrastoon: i and iv stray finds; ii, iii, v, vi and re-used in the Byzantine Byzantine defence wall across the east end; vii reused in the upper structure at the north-east end of the cavea.
Original location: Unknown.
Last recorded location: ii, iii, vii findspot; i, iv, v, vi loose in the Theatre area.
English translation
Translation source: ALA 2004
(i): Theod(oritai?)
(ii): Eut(ychitai?)
(iii): Herak(leitai?)
(iv): Herak(leitai?)
(v): Herak(leitai?)
(vi): Herak(leitai?)
(vii): Theo[d](oritai?)
Bibliography
Transcription: New York University expedition i-vi before 1989, vii in 1992
Publication: i-vi: Roueché, ALA 212 , whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 701, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697 ; i-vii: ALA 2004 212, IAph2007 8.265.
Images
Fig. 1. i (M. Roueché, 1972)
Fig. 2. ii and iii (M. Roueché, 1975)
Fig. 3. iv (M. Roueché, 1983)
Fig. 4. iv, detail (M. Roueché, 1972)
Fig. 5. v and vi (M. Roueché, 1976)
Fig. 6. vii (M. Roueché, 1989)