Description: Fragment from the left side of a white marble columnar sarcophagus front (w: 0.305 × h: 0.40 × d: 0.43). On what survives of the left short end part of a draped female figure is visible beside a column at the corner.

Text: Inscribed on the lower part of the front face, above a carved lower edge; there are traces of sculptured decoration above.

Letters: Standard forms, Second to third centuries C.E.; 0.02

Date: Second to third centuries CE (lettering)

Findspot: Aphrodisias: Necropolis, North-east: Stray find

Original location: Unknown

Last recorded location: Museum

Translation

[ . . .? whover acts] in contravention of this [---] let him pay to the god[dess Aphrodite . . .] whatever he may wish or instruct [ . . .

Commentary

Fragments from a standard funerary formula; perhaps from the same monument as 13.128.

Images

Fig. 1. Face and left side (M. Roueché, 1992)

Fig. 2. Face (M. Roueché, 1992)