Support: White marble base, reddish from earth, with mouldings of egg and dart on top and below on three sides (dimensions unknown).

Layout: Inscribed in two lines on the face betwen the mouldings.

Letters: Dimensions unknown; slight serifs, smaller omicron, calice shaped upsilon, phi with small and flattened loop.

Date: Perhaps end of third or beginning of second century BC (lettering).

Findspot: Found before 2000 by L. Cherstich at Cyrene ➚: South Necropolis, tomb S66 Cassels.

Place of origin: Findspot.

Last recorded location: Excavated and photographed by the Chieti Mission before 2013, in situ in the South Necropolis. Not seen by IGCyr team.

Text constituted from: Transcription from previous mention and photograph (CDL).

Apparatus

French translation

Iasis fils d'Euphris.

English translation

Iasis son fo Euphris.

Italian translation

Iasis figlio di Euphris.

Commentary

Both names are common in Cyrenaica.

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Fig. 1. Face of igcyr120700 Epitaph

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