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Local stone carved with Greek letters from 300 BC, Regional Museum of Messina, Sicily, Italy [Photography]
This is part of a series of photos from our trip to Sicily and Oxford, UK in September 2026
Unknown local stonemason of the Hellenistic age, 3rd century BC
Fragment of a Stone Inscription in Oscan Language and Greek Alphabet
Local engraved sandstone from a building in Cardines Street
. – Regional Museum of Messina
I found it difficult to imagine some stone carver carving these letters so many centuries ago. It doesn’t seem possible that we can still read their work today.
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