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    Dedicatory relief and inscription, overview of two fragments (left fragment: A, right fragment: B) (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
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    Dedicatory relief and inscription, overview of two fragments (left fragment: A, right fragment: B) (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
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    Dedicatory relief and inscription, fragment A, detail of inscription. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
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    Dedicatory relief and inscription, fragment B, detail of inscription. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Dedicatory Relief and Inscription

Date
3rd C. AD or later, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
NoEx73.010ab
Material
Marble, Stone
Object Type
Sculpture
Sculpture Type
Votive Relief
Inscription Text
		[ἔτ(ους)] τ̣κ̣α̣´, μ[η(νὸς)? -  -  εὐ]ξάμενο[ς?]
		[	          εὐ]χὴν στήλ[ην]
		[	          α]ὐ̣τοῦ ἐπιζ[η]-
	4	[τ-	           ]ΥΑΡΧΕΟΝΟ[  ]
		[	          ]οι αὐτοῦ Ο[   ]
		[	          ] ἡ ἐγγόν[η?]
		-     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -
Inscription Translation
“[In the year] 321, [in the month (?) - - - ] after having made a vow [- - erected (the)] stele as ex-voto [- - -] of him demanding [- - -] his [- - -] granddaughter [- - -].”
Inscription Comment
text and translation of G. Petzl
Site
Sardis?
Findspot
Findspot unknown.
Description

Three registers preserved on both fragments, each separated by a horizontal band. Top register: A, Attis holding a pine tree (?), and a frontal lion (fragment of mane preserved); B, Cybele seated on a throne (lower portion of drapery and r. side of throne preserved) with frontal lion by her side. Middle register: A, male dedicant with r. hand raised, and r. hand of a second dedicant; B, a similar male dedicant. Bottom register: dedicatory inscription, partially preserved:

The figure style is flat and linear. Thus all folds on drapery are shown by parallel lines, either straight or curved. The inscription is neatly done, but relief could not be dated earlier than 3rd C. A.D.

Condition

Marble.

Two rectangular blocks (A and B) cut from one stele, but not joining.

Dimensions
A: H. 0.577; W. 0.187; D. 0.059. B: H. 0.63; W. 0.185; D. 0.059. Approx. 0.16 missing in W. between the two fragments.
Comments
Cf. Cat. 264 and Cat. 265 (Figs. 454, 455) for similar gestures and linear style of relief.
See Also
See also: M14, No. 453.
Bibliography
Author
NHR