Description: White marble sarcophagus lid, with moulding and two projections; upper moulding and decoration have been chipped away. No measurements.
Text: Inscribed on the lowest fascia, the left part of which has been deliberately erased. The text probably continued on the body.
Letters: First to third centuries, standard forms; no measurements
Date: First to third centuries CE (lettering)
Findspot: Aphrodisias: Stray?
Original location: Unknown
Last recorded location: Museum (1994)
English translation
Translation by: Charlotte M. Roueché
The sarcophagus is (scil. the property) of Marcus Aurelius [- . . . . in which shall be buried] Papylos [ . . .
Bibliography
Recorded: New York University expedition in 1994 Sarcophagus 444