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95. Prayer of Anastasius, donor

Description

• Monument: A blue-grey marble fragment broken at back and below (0.08 × 0.30 × 0.11), from the crowning feature of a balustrade; the top is smooth and one side has a moulded profile; broken at back and below. Resembles 92, 93, 94, 96.
• Text: Inscribed in one line on upper fascia of moulded profile.
• Letters: 0.02; square.
• Date: Fifth/sixth century (location, lettering).

Text

Translation

[...] of Anastasius [...]

Photographs

Face (1977)

Commentary

See discussion at VII.10.

For the history of the Temple-Church see VII.4.

Locations

• Found: South Agora, north portico: stray surface find.
• Original: ?Crowning a chancel barrier, ?in the Temple-Church.
• Last Recorded: Museum.

History

• Recording: Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1966 (66. 95).
• Bibliography: Published by Roueché, Aphrodisias in Late Antiquity no. 95 and plate xxiv, whence PHI 651.
• Text constituted from: Transcription (Roueché).

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