Description: A white marble altar-stele, with simple moulding above on three sides, and below only on the front face w: 0.36 × h: 0.85 × d: 0.40).
Text: Inscribed on the upper moulding. On the face is a relief (damaged) of a gladiator (retiarius); he has body armour and ?a helmet; he holds the trident in both hands, across his body, facing left. For a full description see Kontokosta (2008).
Letters: Standard forms, 0.03
Date: Second to third centuries CE (lettering, content)
Findspot: Aphrodisias: Walls, North stretch to the north of the north wall of the Stadium (1892) with 12.13, 12.16; With these should probably be associated 10.101, seen by Gaudin in 1904, 'in the Stadium'.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Museum (Inv. no. 1068)
Translation
Xanthos.
Bibliography
Transcription: Kubitschek, June 1893, K.V.21, Reichel, 1893, R.I.11; New York University expedition
Publication: Kubitschek and Reichel, 1893 2 , whence Robert, Gladiateurs 158 ; Robert, Hellenica V, 93-5, from Reichel's notes, whence McCabe, PHI, 1996 927 ; Roueché, PPA 25 , whence PHI PPAphr 25; IAph2007 12.15; Kontokosta, 2008 4, whence SEG 58.1183.
Images
Fig. 1. Face (M. Roueché, 1978)
Fig. 2. Face (M. Roueché, 1989)
Fig. 3. Face (M. Roueché, 1990)
Fig. 4. Reichel, notebook I, 11
Fig. 5. Kubitschek, notebook V, 21