Description: Marble sarcophagus, and sarcophagus lid: w: 2.00 × h: 1.14 × d: 0.82. Lid with a plain uncarved roof; on the right end a pediment with phiale; on the front a tabula ansata held by two Erotes; left and right two garlands with two busts, one in each swag (head of the left bust broken off); two Nikai left and right of the garlands.
Text: Inscribed A, line 1 on lid, line 2 on the upper edge of the body; B in the tabula.
Letters: 0.02
Date: A: early Severan; B mid third century CE (material context)
Findspot: Aphrodisias: Necropolis, West area, found in in New Geyre, in the garden of S. Karaköse.
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Museum
English translation
Translation source: Chaniotis and Smith, 2016
(A): [--In this sarcophagus has been buried] Leon and will be buried Aurelia Ammia, his wife, and Leon, their son.
(B): This sarcophagus belongs to Aurelia Zosime, daughter of Zenon, the son of Dionysios.
Bibliography
Transcription: Aphrodisias Museum team in December 2008/2009, whence New York University expedition Sarcophagus 800
Publication: Smith, 2011 267 (description); Chaniotis and Smith, 2016 11, whence SEG 66.1162
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