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    Relief with two soldiers and dedication, overview. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
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    Relief with two soliders and dedication, overview. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Relief with Two Soldiers and Dedication

Date
4th C. AD?, Roman
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
NoEx62.027
Material
Marble, Stone
Object Type
Sculpture
Sculpture Type
Votive Relief, Human Figure, Draped Man
Inscription Text
κατὰ ἐπιταγ...
Ὁσίῳ καὶ Δικ[αίῳ]
Inscription Translation
This is a dedication to Hosion and Dikaion (Pious and Just).
Inscription Comment
Site
Gölde
Findspot
From Gölde, near Kula. From a fountain house.
Description

In a narrowly recessed rectangular panel stand two soldiers in military dress, their r. hands raised in folds, and they wear a triangular-shaped over-fold with incised parallel V-folds. They also wear boots. The two figures are frontal; there is no effort at perspective, and the modeling is crude.

Below the narrow ledge on which they stand is an inscription.

Robert’s restored reading (letter Aug. 31, 1962) is:

κατὰ ἐπιταγ...
Ὁσίῳ καὶ Δικ[αίῳ]
Condition
Marble. Broken on all sides except the l., where the edge of the relief and a narrow border are preserved. Both heads are missing, and also the r. hand of the l. figure. The r. figure is broken diagonally from the r. shoulder to the scabbard hanging at his side.
Dimensions
H. 0.41; W. 0.35; Th. 0.09; H. of figure 0.22, of letters 0.02.
Comments
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Author
NHR