| Artefact ID | 171 |
| TM ID | TM 143280 |
| Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 15 (al-Baǧawāt) | Class | Funerary element, Textual |
| Material | Stone |
| Writing medium | Inscription |
| Text content | Subliterary |
| Language | Greek |
| Description | Wagner 1999:153, no. 15; SEG XLIX 2228 — Epitaph of Theraklodora One of two sandstone stelae found in the chamber of a shaft grave, lying in the sand. Both show traces of plaster. This one contains a crux ansata. Dimensions: 45 x 94 x 5-12 cm thick Reads: Θηρα|κλοδ|ώρα ☥ |
| Selection criteria | Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy |
| Date from | 301 |
| Date to | 499 |
| Dating criteria | Archaeological context |
| Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
| Archaeological context | Pit grave no. 73, associated with Wagner 1999: 153-154, no. 17. The stela was found during the first excavation season of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Kharga, which took place from Feb 21 to early May, 1908. |
| Accession number | The current location of the stela is unknown. |
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