Support: White marble base, with mouldings on top and below chipped out; the front face is scratched; two holes for attachment of a statue on top (w: 0.925 × h: 0.42 × d: 0.535).

Layout: Inscribed on front face (w: 0.87 × h: 0.33) near the upper edge.

Letters: 0.025; slanting sigma, disymetrical nu.

Date: Second half of fourth century BC

Findspot: Found in 1861 at Cyrene ➚: Sanctuary of Apollo, near the North wall of the Temple of Artemis.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Seen by Pugliese Carratelli in 1960 'in the Sanctuary of Apollo'. Seen by C. Dobias-Lalou in 2001 at findspot, in the Sanctuary of Apollo.

Text constituted from: Transcription from stone (CDL).

Apparatus

French translation

Teisiôn fils de Iasôn.

English translation

Teision son of Iason.

Italian translation

Teision figlio di Iason.

Arabic translation

تيسيون بن إياسون.

Commentary

The base was associated with a statue which featured the man mentioned on its front face. To have it erected in Apollo's sanctuary was a honour.

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