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CAES0120

Caesarea. First to third century, CE. Fragment of an altar.
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Diplomatic

CE OAN MAGISTER VIXITANNOS PVB

Terminus post quem:
Terminus ante quem:
Notes
Fragment of white marble broken on all sides and back. Dimensions given are for entire fragment, inscription area is 0.40 m high by 0.15 m wide. Below the inscription, the roughly finished face of the stone turns outwards, but the projection is broken off. The letters have serifs and the As have no crossbars. There is a space in front of the surviving part of line 5. Possibly an epitaph.

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Dimensions

H: 56 cm; W: 21 cm; D: 13 cm

Date

1 CE to 300 CE

Current location

Kibbutz Sdot Yam Museum, IAA inv. no. 1998-7806

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Bibliography

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Other sources

  • Lehmann, Clayton Miles, and Kenneth G. Holum. “The Greek and Latin Inscriptions of Caesarea Maritima.” In Joint Expedition to Caesarea Maritima Excavation Reports, Vol. 5. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research, 2000.
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