Support: White marble base with plain mouldings above and below on three sides (w: 0.49 × h: 0.355 × d: 0.315).

Layout: Inscribed on front, between the mouldings (w: 0.405 × h: 0.08 × d: 0.28).

Letters: 0.022; slightly apicated.

Date: Third century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found on April 26th, 1911, Norton expedition, bought from an Arab, at Cyrene ➚: probably Necropolis.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Cyrene Museum, inv. number unknown. Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou on May 20th, 1982 in Shahat: outside Cyrene Museum.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

French translation

Arkhias fils de Laokles.

English translation

Archias son of Laokles.

Italian translation

Archias figlio di Laokles.

Commentary

Masson pointed out early that Morelli had unduly thought this inscription to be unpublished.

This base, which was «brought to camp» (Robinson from De Cou's notebooks), may have been found in anyone of the tombs around Cyrene.

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