Support: Marble base with plain mouldings, broken off at both lower angles (dimensions unknown).

Layout: Inscribed on the face.

Letters: Height unknown; very slight serifs, slanting sigma.

Date: End of fourth or beginning of third century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found before 1933 at Cyrene ➚: undetermined Necropolis (Oliverio); presumably North Necropolis (Thorn).

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Not found by IGCyr team.

Text constituted from: Transcription from previous editor.

French translation

Étéarkhos fils de Ménarès.

English translation

Etearchos son of Menares.

Italian translation

Etearchos figlio di Menares.

Commentary

The Thorns' assumption that this base came from the North Necropolis is based upon the fact that the Italian archaeologists before World War II worked only in that part.

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Fig. 1. Face of igcyr026000 Epitaph

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