Tetrastoon: <rs type="textType">pavement designs</rs>

Charlotte M. Roueché and Gabriel Bodard2007

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Originally published in McCabe (1993).

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Description of Monument

White marble stylobate blocks.

Description of Text

Inscribed on the upper face of the blocks.

Letters

None.

Date

Second-tenth century A.D. (context)

Edition
Several circles and squares.
Several scratches, and a board, type R.6 (0.15 x 0.25).
A board, type R.6 (0.24 x 0.39).
Many graffiti and a board, type R.6 (0.18 x 0.40).
Translation

No translation possible.

Commentary

See Roueché, ‘Gameboards’.

Locations

Tetrastoon: on the stylobate of the west colonnade; columns numbered from north. i. Between columns 1 and 2. ii. Between columns 2 and 3. iii. Between columns 4 and 5. iv. Between columns 5 and 6 - opposite central door of theatre. Findspot Findspot

Text Constituted From

Preliminary transcription (Reynolds, Roueché).

History of Recording

Recorded by the NYU expedition.

Bibliography

Published by Roueché, Gameboards 6.

Photographs

iv (1975)