Support: White marble base with plain mouldings, partly broken off (w: 0.90 × h: 0.45 × d: 0.61).

Layout: Inscribed on the face.

Letters: 0.055.

Date: Ca 250 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 found by IGCyr team.

Text constituted from: Transcription from previous editors.

French translation

Euklès fils de Mnasarkhos.

English translation

Eukles son of Mnasarchos.

Italian translation

Eukles figlio di Mnasarchos.

Arabic translation

افكليس بن مناسارخوس

Commentary

Eukles was a member of 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 number 69 of his catalogue stood on this base.

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