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Plaster Cast of Report of Erechtheum Commission.

1900.11.0104

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Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of Report of Erechtheum Commission.   (1900.11.0104)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Documentary Artifacts
    3. :
  3. Administrative Records
Artist/Maker Brucciani & Co., London.
Geographic Location
Period Classical Period
Date 409 BCE
Culture Greek

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 108.1 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 50.5 cm
Dimension 3 (Height) 3.5 cm
Weight 14,900 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plaster
Manufacturing Processes Cast

Research Remarks

Description

"Marble slab inscribed with a report drawn up, in 409 B.C., by commissioners appointed to enquire into the progress of the building of the Erechtheum on the Acropolis of Athens." British Museum.
A guide to the exhibition galleries of the British Museum, Bloomsbury. London, the Trustees, 1895. p.4.

"Upper part of a marble stele recording the first report of the Commission appointed to complete the Erechtheum. The report contains a survey of the unfinished parts of the temple, an inventory of building materials on the site, and an account of new construction initiated by the Commission." From the British Museum Database.
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

British Museum.
A guide to the exhibition galleries of the British Museum, Bloomsbury. London, the Trustees, 1895. p.4.

British Museum.
List of casts from sculptures, etc. in the Departments of Antiquities sold by Messrs. Brucciani & Co. London, the Trustees, 1905. p.53. (In Source Donor File)

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Classical Museum Purchase
Reproduction Yes, Plaster cast of a Greek inscription. Original is in the British Museum, Greek Inscription no.35. British Museum Collection Database. 1785,0527.1. www.britishmuseum.org/collection, British Museum, last modified 5/5/2013. Online. Accessed 5/9/2013. Reproduction produced by Brucciani & Co. for the British Museum.

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