Support: Left part of white marble base re-used with addition of a square hole on the inscribed side (w: 0.12 × h: 0.15).

Layout: Inscribed on the face.

Letters: 0.025.

Date: Perhaps second century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found in 1928 at Cyrene ➚: Sanctuary of Apollo, N-W of the Roman Propylaeum, probably in re-use (see commentary).

Place of origin: Cyrene ➚.

Last recorded location: Not found.

Text constituted from: Transcription from editor (CDL).

Apparatus

French translation

Nik[---] (scil. a consacré?) la [---]

English translation

Nik[---] (scil. dedicated?) the [---]

Italian translation

Nik[---] (scil. ha dedicato?) la [---]

Commentary

Oliverio thought that the hole was intended for attachment and that the inscription ran on the upper surface of the base around the hole. The order of the segments makes it impossible, as well as the lack of any subject for the sentence.

C. Dobias-Lalou thinks that the stone was recut and hollowed for re-use. A hole was made on the previously inscribed side, l. 2 being fully lost, whereas, from the photograph, it is possible to catch a X from l. 3.

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Fig. 1. Face of igcyr021100 Dedication (?)

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