Support: Small white marble rectangular base with plain mouldings above and below on three sides (w: 0.41 × h: 0.15 × d: 0.245).

Layout: Inscribed on one line between the mouldings (w: 0.37 × h: 0.065 × d: 0.225).

Letters: 0.023; all vertical strokes very long, small loop of rho, flat loop of phi, sigma with slantering and lightly curved outer strokes, calice-shaped upsilon, smaller omicron.

Date: Third century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Brought to the Department of Antiquities in 1956 as coming from Cyrene ➚: probably East Necropolis (Wadi Graga).

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Cyrene Museum, 3002. Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou in 1982 in Shahat: Cyrene Museum.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

French translation

Polyaratos fils d'Euphris.

English translation

Polyaratos son of Euphris.

Italian translation

Polyaratos figlio di Euphris.

Commentary

The father's name Euphris is a short form of Euphranor especially common in Cyrenaica.

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