Face of gvcyr009 Epitaph of Paresia 2

(before 1935) Face of gvcyr009 Epitaph of Paresia 2, inv. n. F290. Deparment of Antiquities, Shahat.

Slightly tapered stele of white marble with strongly marked blue veins; on top, a plain and little projecting moulding (0.395 1.10 0.265); on the front face, up to the upper ridge, including the moulding, a sculpted palm (height 0.18) is standing in the middle, whereas near the bottom a wreath is sculpted in relief inside a shallow circular recess.

Inscribed on front face (0.37 to 0.42 1.03 0.25 to 0.28), in 29 lines beginning just under the moulding, so that ll. 1-4 are interrupted by the palm (marked in the text by spaces).