Perinthos-Herakleia (Thrace, Danube and Black Sea areas — Pleiades map), I-III CE
IPerinthos 58
= IThraceD 66
= Waltzing, no. 207
= PHI 167269
= ID# 14157
Statue base of marble seen in the Church of Saint Nikolas in Omurca at one point (89 x 45 cm).
The guild (technē) of sack-bearers (sakkophoroi; i.e. porters) from the oil market (?) had the statue together with the altar built from their own resources. To good fortune!
Translation by: Harlandἡ τέχνη ἡ τῶν σακ|κοφόρων τῶν ἀπὸ | τῆς ἐληρᾶς τὸ ἄγαλ|μα σὺν τῷ βωμῷ κα||τεσκεύασαν ἐκ τῶν | ἰδίων· εὐτυχῶς.
Item added: July 4, 2013
Item modified: July 4, 2013
ID number: 14157
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Category: 2) Danube and Black Sea areas, a) Thrace, Altar or altar base, Dedication inscription, e) 1st century CE, f) 2nd century CE, f) Occupational guild (excluding those below), g) 3rd century CE, j) Facsimiles or squeezes of inscriptions, k) New documents (not in AGRW book), Statue or statue base