INSCRIPTION

Dedication of a statue to a hearth-initiate, probably by his mother

"INSCRIPTION TEXT"

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[․․․7-8․․․․ τὸν καὶ Ἔκπα?]-
γλο̣[ν καλούμενον Μα]-
ραθώ̣ν̣[ιον Κ]ο̣ίν[του ․․5․․․]
ου Φρ̣όντ̣ωνο̣[ς Μαραθω]-
5 νίου̣ ὑὸν μ[υηθέντα ἀφ’ ἑ]-
στίας [․․․7-8․․․․ τὸν]
ἑ̣αυτῆ̣[ς — — — — — —]
δεκ̣[— — — — — — —]
Τ[— — — — — — — —]
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  Inscription Type: Honourific inscription
  Date: 2nd c. CE ?
  Location: Eleusis
  Museum (Storage Place: Archaeological Museum of Eleusis
  Inv. no:
  Name of Woman Άγνωστο
  Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): Bestowed honours
   Comments: Two joining fragments of a base of white (‘Pentelic’) marble, preserved on the left. Dedication of a statue to a hearth-initiate by an unknown female relative (his mother?).
  Bibliography:

IG II² 3657; I.Eleusis 535

  Author: Giorgos Mitropoulos
  Added: 2024-12-20
  Edited: