Artefact ID | 1343 |
TM ID | TM 121893 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | - () | Class | Funerary element, Textual |
Material | Stone |
Writing medium | Inscription |
Text content | Subliterary |
Language | Greek |
Description | SEG LXIV 1447 b: Epitaph of Theodora and Taos. Stele in limestone with triangular top; above an incised crux ansata in the shape of a Τ topped by two concentric circles; at left and right A and Ω; inscription below (traces of red paint). The text reads: "In peace, Theodora fell asleep, age 35. In peace, Taôs fell asleep, age 32. Dioskoros and Apammon erected (the stela)". The stele was probably erected for two women by their husbands. |
Selection criteria | Christian symbols/gestures/isopsephy |
Date from | 300 |
Date to | 499 |
Dating criteria | Palaeography and typology |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | After the formula, it probably comes from Fayyum (ed.pr.). |
Accession number | Cairo, Private collection Eid without number |