Marek, Kat. Amastris 44

Item

Text Category
Inscription: epitaph
Century Range
Precise Date or Date Range
155
Location of Display
Paphlagonia: Amastris
Reference
Marek, Kat. Amastris 44
Quotation
ὀστᾶ δ’ ἐν πάτρῃ λαβὼν τροφεὺς Γέμινος λάρνακα ἐς λιθίνην θέτο αἰωνίοις στεφάνοισιν ἐπικοσμούμενα
Part of Speech
Participle (compound) (passive)
Type of Thing Ornamented
Visual Work: Vessel: Chest
Object/ Person Ornamented
stone chest for remains of Aemelianus, a performer and athlete
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Painting
Visual Work: Inlay
Visual Work: Engraving
Medium/a Ornamenting
"Eternal crowns" - unclear in what medium, but this might be painting, inlay, or engraving
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
Geminus, foster father of Aemilianus
Bibliography
Shaw 2014: 146-147
Jones 1990
Pleket and Stroud 2007: nr. 1327
Marek 1993: 168-169, nr. 44
Notes
Epigram
Item Identifier
A00512
Determination
Derived directly from text