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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
'CIG' 3337; McCabe 'Smyrna' 506; 'IK Smyrna' 290
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''CIG'' 3337; McCabe ''Smyrna'' 506; ''IK Smyrna'' 290
  
 
H. Blundell, 'Engravings and etchings of sepulchral monuments, cinerary urns, gems, bronzes, prints, Greek insriptions fragments, &c. in the collection of Henry Blundell, Esq. at Ince'. Vol. II (London, 1809), pl. 153, III
 
H. Blundell, 'Engravings and etchings of sepulchral monuments, cinerary urns, gems, bronzes, prints, Greek insriptions fragments, &c. in the collection of Henry Blundell, Esq. at Ince'. Vol. II (London, 1809), pl. 153, III

Revision as of 14:58, 28 April 2014

Modern Publication(s): IK Smyrna 290

Brief description: Memorial for Hipparchikos and his family


Attributes

Inscription Type: Memorial

Object Type: Tabula Ansata

Material: Stone

Original Location: Smyrna?

Provenance: Unspecified, but 'IK Smyrna' reports that it was seen and copied in Smyrna by the Dutch consul

Date: Imperial

Dimensions: H 0.32; L 0.57

Layout: Eight lines, fairly evenly spaced

Writing: Inscribed

Condition: Broken on all sides.

Decoration: None

Collection

Location: Ince Blundell Hall, according to Petzl: 'jetzt vermauert in der Frontseite (aussen) des Garden Temple in Ince Blundell Hall / Liverpool' (IK Smyrna 290).

Collector: Henry Blundell; purchased at 'Lord Besborough's sale, at Roehampton, and much recommended as being interesting'.

Date collected: Purchased by Blundell in April 1801, but known earlier.

Accession or catalogue number: tbc

Translation

'Hipparchikos son of Paramonos built this memorial for himself and for his wife Metrion and for their children and all their pets. A copy of this is is kept in the archive.'

Bibliography

CIG 3337; McCabe Smyrna 506; IK Smyrna 290

H. Blundell, 'Engravings and etchings of sepulchral monuments, cinerary urns, gems, bronzes, prints, Greek insriptions fragments, &c. in the collection of Henry Blundell, Esq. at Ince'. Vol. II (London, 1809), pl. 153, III

Web Links

Greek text (from PHI)

Image(s)

See IK Smyrna Taf. 21 no. 290