Plaster Cast of Greek Inscription: Dedication at Olympia
1900.11.0100
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Plaster Cast of Greek Inscription: Dedication at Olympia (1900.11.0100) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | Praxiteles |
Geographic Location | |
Period | Classical |
Date | 480 - 475 BCE |
Culture | Ancient Greek |
Location | Not on Exhibit |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 56.0 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 18.3 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 3.5 cm |
Weight | 3,649 g |
Measuring Remarks | Under Review |
Materials | Plaster |
Manufacturing Processes | Cast |
Research Remarks
Description | The engraving is the stoichedon style of ancient Greek inscriptions in which the letters are in alignment vertically as well as horizontally and are placed at equal intervals along their respective alignment. The letters are between ?? and ?? m. in height. They are easily read from the photographs and transliterated into the Latin alphabet below with: |
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Published Description | N/A |
Bibliography | Dittenberger, Wilhelm and Karl Purgold. 1896. Die Inschriften von Olympia. Olympia. Die Ergebnisse der von dem deutschen Reich veranstalteten Ausgrabung. Edited by Ernst Curtius and Friedrich Adler, vol. 5. Berlin, no. 630 and 631. |
Artifact History
Credit Line/Dedication | N/A |
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Reproduction | yes, Original marble of all three inscriptions on the base is in the Olympia Museum, nos. 23, 28; 30, 12. Produced by Berlin Museum staff from casts made at Olympia, Greece along with other casts as well as a selection of duplicate artifacts from the German excavations. |
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