Support: White marble base with plain mouldings, the lower one being partly chipped at both angles (w: 0.47 × h: 0.275 × d: 0.33).

Layout: Inscribed on front face between the mouldings (w: 0.47 × h: 0.41 × d: 0.33).

Letters: 0.025

Date: Third century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found before 1933 by G. Oliverio at Cyrene ➚: Necropolis (Oliverio); probably North Necropolis (Thorn).

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Sculpture Museum, inv. number unknown. Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou before 1979 in Shahat: in front of ancient Sculpture Museum. Seen again in 1997 by C. Dobias-Lalou in Shahat: Cyrene Museum.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

French translation

Philon fils de Sôsias.

English translation

Philon son of Sosias.

Italian translation

Philon figlio di Sosias.

Commentary

Philon might be brother of Teleso (IGCyr024800²): both bases, published together and very similar, should come from the same tomb.

The Thorns' probable attribution to the North Necropolis is due to the fact that the Italian archaeologists before World War II were mainly interested in this one.

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