Support: Two adjacent fragments of a white marble base with plain mouldings, broken at top; rough at the back; (with mouldings w: 0.89 × h: 0.32; without mouldings w: 0.815 × h: 0.132).

Layout: Inscribed on the face between the mouldings.

Letters: 0.02-0.032, well cut letters; epsilon with short middle stroke, omicron smaller than the other letters, four-strokes sigma, open omega.

Date: Ca. 250 BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found in 1972 at Cyrene ➚: South Necropolis, tomb S381A Cassels, in the small atrium leading to the funerary rooms.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Seen in 1972 by Gasperini in situ, in the South Necropolis. Not seen by IGCyr team.

Text constituted from: Transcription from previous editor.

French translation

Deinis fils d'Euryphon.

English translation

Deinis son of Euryphon.

Italian translation

Deinis figlio di Euryphon.

Commentary

The base should have supported a half-statue of the funerary goddess.

For the tomb, see Thorn 2006, p. 342 and fig. 217.

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