This 3D-printed inscribed colonette Museum Replica reproduces a carved marble votive piece from Roman Tomis, ancient city of the western Black Sea coast at modern Constanța. The original preserves its Greek inscription in full and records a personal thank-offering made by Sosippos, son of Callicrates, a man from Sidon, to the “Syrian Goddess,” a title widely associated in the Greco-Roman world with Atargatis. Though modest in scale, the object carries clear historical weight. It reflects the movement of people, religious practices, and identities across the eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea during the Roman Imperial period.
The inscription gives the monument its particular force. In only a few lines, it preserves the name, family connection, place of origin, and devotional act of a real individual. The object is therefore more than an inscribed support: it is a record of gratitude, mobility, and religious exchange in antiquity. Its cylindrical form, profiled top and bottom, also suggests that it originally supported an attached upper element, now lost, probably completing the monument’s visual and ritual function.
This replica is intended to preserve the essential form and character of the original object while making it accessible as a study piece, display object, or collectible reproduction. The surface, silhouette, and inscriptional layout follow the ancient model as closely as the selected material and production method allow.
Available materials for the Inscribed Colonette:
White Nylon
A polished nylon option with a smoother surface and a lighter visual character. This is the most economical material and offers a clean, tactile finish suitable for study collections, display, and general handling.
Black Nylon
A durable nylon version finished with Color Touch treatment. This material offers a uniform black surface, strong consistency across production batches, and improved resistance to scratching, rubbing, and external conditions.
Bronze
Produced through a metal casting process based on a 3D-printed wax master model. This version gives the replica a solid and refined appearance, with the weight, tone, and visual presence associated with cast metal.
Gold Plated Brass
Also produced through metal casting, this version offers a more elevated and decorative finish while retaining the form of the original monument. It is well suited to collectors seeking a more formal presentation.
White Rhodium Plated Brass
This cast metal version has a bright silver-toned finish with an elegant and highly defined appearance. It combines the precision of the digital model with the visual character of plated metal.
More about the materials: https://www.sculpteo.com/en/materials/
Please note that objects that are too large for the production process in a given material are manufactured at a reduced scale relative to the original. In some cases, hollowing is also added in order to reduce production cost and final price.
