Roman-era engraved marble slab was unearthed on Tuesday on the island of Santorini (Eurokinissi)

A Roman-era engraved marble slab was unearthed on Tuesday on the island of Santorini near the settlement of Perissa, during excavations for a water supply and sewage system that were being conducted under the supervision of the 2nd Ephorate for Byzantine Antiquities.

 

The slab is 1.82 meters in length and 0.91 meters in height, with a thickness of 0.25m, and depicts two adult male figures. The right-side figure bears the inscription MELIS and the left-side figure the inscription HARICLES.

 

The wider area of Perissas where the marble slab was found is of great architectural interest.