A base for a statue made by the renowned 4th c. B.C. sculptor Praxiteles (note the bottom line of inscription, "ΠΡΑΞΙΤΕΛΗΣ ΕΠΟΙΗ[ΣΕ]Ν῾. The inscription dates to ca. 50 B.C.-50 A.D. The base was later incorporated into the Post-Herulian Wall, a late Roman wall that was hastily built to fend off invaders. The base remains in this wall today.


     

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    Bibliography

    Hesperia 12 (1943), p. 55, no. 13.

    Agora XVIII, no. H352, pl. 33.

    Agora XXIV, p. 130.

    IG2, no. 3886.

     

    Type
    Image
    Date
    4th C BC
    Culture
    Medium
    Location
    Athens, Greece
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