MAMA XI 202 (Axylon)

Funerary stele for Kalliope

Type of monument:

Funerary stele.

Location:

Çeşmelisebil (Axylon): not recorded; next to MAMA XI 204 (1954/48).

Description:

Limestone stele, buried below. Vaulted pediment with male figure in toga (l.) and veiled female figure in stola (r.) in relief, right arm crossed across chest, left arm across waist. At left, unidentified incised object; at right, object in relief, probably wool-basket (see the commentary to MAMA XI 204 [1954/48]). Plain corner acroteria to left and right; above the pediment, incised circle. Plain pilasters to left and right of shaft, with stylised capitals.

Dimensions:

Ht. 1.50+; W. 0.46 (pediment), 0.45 (shaft), 0.47 (base); Th. --; letters 0.020-0.025.

Record:

WMC notebook copy; photograph (1954/47).

Publication:

None.

Date:

Roman imperial period.