Stamped brick originally from the theatre, Sparta

Stamped brick originally from the theatre, Sparta, found on the slopes north of the Kelephina valley (site K253). LS ii. 224, no. 21 and pl. 21 d-e. (reprinted in SEG 47. 374)
Broken corner of flat brick, max. preserved diagonal c.0.22, height 0.046.
Height of stamped panels (preserved) 0.02.
Late hellenistic.
Images: probably = LS ii, pl. 21 d-e.

Digitised photograph of inscription no. 21 A

Digitised photograph of inscription no. 21 B

Greek Text

Translation

"(A) [Pub]lic.
(B) Of the stage[-building]."

The two stamps may have been cut by different hands: note the different sigmas. The grain of the wooden stamp is visible on face A.