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. |