Abstract
In this brief paper a marble slab fragment from Izmir in Western Turkey is presented. Originally its description was published by Ch. Texier in 1844 and later deemed missing. We believe that it is an imperial sarcophagus and that it may belong to the emperor of Nicaea, Theodore II Lascaris.
Highlights
On 15 October 1844 Charles Texier published in the second issue of the “Revue archéologique” a reused slab in a fountain in the suburb of “Nymphi” 32 km east of Izmir [28, pp. 320–325, pls. 5–8]
Taking the occurrence of the epithet στεφηφόρος as a basis, Grégoire argues that the first inscription was a part of an imperial sarcophagus, and adds that two Byzantine emperors were buried near Smyrna, i.e. John III Ducas Vatatzes and Theodore II Lascaris [9, no. 83]
Angelov assumes that the sarcophagus belonged to Theodore II Lascaris, the son of John III Ducas Vatatzes, who wanted to be buried dressed as a monk
Summary
On 15 October 1844 Charles Texier published in the second issue of the “Revue archéologique” a reused slab in a fountain in the suburb of “Nymphi” (modern Kemalpaşa) 32 km east of Izmir (fig. 1) [28, pp. 320–325, pls. 5–8]. The Sarcophagus of a Nicaean Emperor in Izmir inscription of the upper frame This type of tape appears in the early 11th century in the Byzantine world and in Smyrna [5, fig.
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