24500Gold lamella with a Greek inscription, between 1st and 3rd centuries A.D.
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500 Lamellae, small pieces of metal on which an inscription appears, range in date from the second century BC through the Roman Period and are found in tombs from Palestine. They were buried with the deceased, placed on the forehead.
500 The inscription is on one side of the lamella only.
500 Text of inscription: θάρσει, Ἡρακλιανέ, οὐδὶς ἀθάνατος.
500 Text of inscription: tharsei, Hērakliane, oudis athanatos.
500 Translation of inscription: Cheer up, Heraklianus, nobody's immortal.
LOL.
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Date: Oct. 29th, 2015 02:30 am (UTC)From:What are the numbers prefixing the lines? OvO
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Date: Oct. 29th, 2015 05:59 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: Oct. 31st, 2015 03:50 am (UTC)From:(No, no we don't.)
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Date: Nov. 3rd, 2015 08:16 pm (UTC)From:561 Acquired as a donation from David H. Swingler of Oxnard, California. Purchased by Swingler between 1983 and 1985 from Royal Athena Gallery in New York. Provenance unknown.
is like, Wow, yay, whoopee? (for the general audience, anyway) and something like
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may as well be Greek for most people.
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Date: Nov. 2nd, 2015 04:50 pm (UTC)From: