Description: White marble statue base shaft (w: 0.55 × h: 1.22 × d: 0.55) with fully cut moulded panels on three sides and a roughed out moulding at the back, chipped along all edges; there are clamp holes on top for the attachment of a crowning cornice which no doubt carried a statue and was also inscribed.

Text: Inscribed on one face (panel w: 0.385 × h: 1.04).

Letters: 0.02-0.03.

Date: 241-248 (career)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: City, South-west: reused in a field wall near the eastern side of the west city wall

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum (1988)

English translation

Translation source: Reynolds, 1994

[e.g. The Council and the People (honoured) L. Egnatius Victor Lollianus, clarissimus, proconsul on several occasions, pure and just and the adornment of every virtue. The responsibility (for the statue) was taken by Tiberius Claudius Julius Candidus Hegemoneus, being First Archon, son and grandson of highpriests of Asia and highpriest (of the city), cousin of consulars.

French translation

Translation source: AE

( - - - honore) Lucius Egnatius Victor Lollianus, notre clarissime proconsul à plusieurs reprises, intègre et juste, ornement de toute vertu; a pris soin (d'eriger ce monument) le premier archonte Tib. Cl. Iul. Candidus Hegemoneus, fils et petit-fils de grands-prêtres d'Asie et de grands prêtres, parent de consulaires.

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