Mosaic Inscription in tabula ansata: Building Inscription for Portico under Flavius Maionios

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Mosaic Inscription in tabula ansata: Building Inscription for Portico under Flavius Maionios

Subject

Mosaic Inscription in tabula ansata: Building Inscription for Portico under Flavius Maionios, Sardis, 5th-6th century AD, mosaic, 0.72 x 2.84 m

Description

DESCRIPTION
Partly damaged mosaic inscription in a tabula ansata.

INSCRIPTION LANGUAGE
Greek
INSCRIPTION TEXT
Ἐκεντήθη ὁ ἔ̣[μ]βολο̣ς̣
ἐπὶ Φλ(αβίου) Μαιονίου τοῦ
3 μεγαλο[π]ρ(επεστάτου) κόμ(ητος) κ(αὶ) ὑπατικοῦ.
INSCRIPTION TRANSLATION
“The portico was laid with mosaics under the magnificentissimus count and consularis Flavius Maionios.”

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mosaic 1.jpg

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“Mosaic Inscription in tabula ansata: Building Inscription for Portico under Flavius Maionios,” HAA Image Hosting, accessed May 17, 2026, https://haaimagehosting.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/1243.

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