Support: White marble base with double moulding of eggs and darts, broken off at top right angle (w: 1 × h: 0.55 × d: 0.6); square hole on top.

Layout: Inscribed on the face.

Letters: 0.06.

Date: Second half of third century BC (prosopography, lettering).

Findspot: Found in 1915 at Cyrene ➚: North Necropolis, tomb of the Mnesarchoi (tomb N 171 Cassels).

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Seen by L. Beschi in 1961 in Shahat: Cyrene Museum. Not seen by IGCyr team.

Text constituted from: Transcription from previous editors.

French translation

Philon fils de Mnasarkhos.

English translation

Philon son of Mnasarchos.

Italian translation

Philon figlio di Mnasarchos.

Arabic translation

فيلون بن مناسارخوس

Commentary

Philon was a member of a the prominent family (for which see Laronde 1987, pp. 52-58), whose monumental tomb is well known.

Beschi was able to show that the mourning half-figure 39 of his catalogue stood on this base.

The photograph of the view is part of a larger photograph showing the discovey of the bases, displayed in front of tomb N171, with help of Italian soldiers in 1915-1916. This photograph is kept in the archive of the Society for Libyan Studies. All bases are now kept inside the tomb in a side room with restricted access.

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Fig. 2. Face of igcyr027300 Epitaph

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