Support: Rectangular white marble base, broken at the back and chipped along all edges (w: 0.63 × h: 0.23 × d: 0.42).

Layout: Inscribed on the front.

Letters: 0.028-0.032; without serifs, theta with a small dot in the centre, mu and sigma each with four slanting strokes, nu slightly shorter at right, xi without vertical stroke, phi with flat loop.

Date: First half of fourth century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found in 1977 at Cyrene ➚: Enclosed sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: area F13/G13, 2, 2.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Cyrene Museum, inv. number unknown. Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou in 1979 in Shahat: in front of the Casa Parisi, which is part of the Cyrene Museum, .

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

French translation

Patrophila fille de Bakal, en exécution d'un voeu, a consacré.

English translation

Patrophila daughter of Bakal, having made a vow, dedicated.

English translation

Patrophila figlia di Bakal, a séguito di un voto, ha dedicato.

Commentary

There was some discussion about the date, that Reynolds (and White) said to be inside the fourth century, while Dobias-Lalou, followed by SEG, suggested the second half of third century. A new examination leads to propose the first half of the fourth century.

The dedicant has a purely Greek name whereas her father's name is of Libyan origin, a fact that is not unfrequent in Cyrenaica. Given the context, the dedication is for Demeter alone or with Kore.

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