Plinth for a Bust Dedicated by Kittos

A round marble base, with stumps broken off on the top and a single line of Greek lettering across the front face

A plinth made of Pentelic marble for a bust, now missing, found at the late Roman level of the Ancient Agora excavations. Inscribed with the name of its dedicator, its inscription reads "ΚΙΤΤΟΣ ΑΝΕΘΗΚΕ," "Kittos dedicated (this)."

Comments

Bibliography

Hesperia 74 (2005), p. 420, fig. 11.

Hesperia 3 (1934), p. 66, no. 59

Agora XVIII, no. V637.

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Object I 28
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13. Prepositions and Prefixes: Key Terms and Concepts
Type
Image
Date
4th C BC
Culture
Greek
Medium
Marble
Inscription
ΚΙΤΤΟΣ : ΑΝΕΘΗΚΕ
Location
Athens, Greece
Image Credit
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
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Columnar Grave Monument for Apollonios the Slave

A straight marble column with a relief of a loutrophoros on the side.

A columnar funeral monument to the enslaved Apollonios, found west of the Hephaistion among the sepulchral marbles in the Kerameikos neighborhood, where many funeral monuments were erected, often to members of rich families. There is a relief of a Loutrophoros, a distinctive type of Greek pottery with ritual significance in funerals, among other rites. These are commonly depicted in relief on funeral monuments such as these.

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Object I 7037
Associated Passages
12. Pronouns: Part II Key Terms and Concepts
Date
Late 4th C. BC. to Early 4th C. AD.
Culture
Greek
Medium
Marble
Location
Athens, Greece
Image Credit
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
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Fragment of the ca. 335 Law Concerning the Lesser Panathenaia

Oblong fragment of marble with lines of Greek lettering

A fragment of a stele presenting a law given down from the Nomothetai, "Law Establishers," concerning the Lesser Panathenaia. The law is similar to a modern appropriations bill, relating how funding for the festival would be provided.

Comments

Bibliography

Hesperia 80 (2011), p. 283, n. 67.

Hesperia Suppl. 29 (1998), p. 31, no. 54.

Hesperia 65 (1996), p. 451, no. 14.

Tracy (1995), pp. 84, 86.

Hesperia 28 (1959), pp. 239-247, pl. 43.

Agora XIX, no. L 7, p. 184.

Agora XVI, no. 75, p. 114, pl. 7.

IG II-III3,1,2, 447a.

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Lewis, D. M. (1959). Law on the Lesser Panathenaia, Hesperia 28, pp. 239-247.
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Object I 5477
Type
Image
Date
ca 335
Culture
Greek
Medium
Marble
Location
Athens, Greece
Image Credit
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
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Base of an Altar of Zeus Ombrios

External stone platform, badly corroded and chipped, with a line of four Greek letters

A badly worn base for an altar of Zeus Ombrios (Zeus the Rain-Giver), found west of the Odeion. 

Comments

Bibliography

Hesperia 37 (1968), p. 291, no. 32, pl. 86

Hesperia 12 (1943), p. 72, no. 19.

Agora III, no. 386, p. 125.

 

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Object I 1797
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10. Conjunctions: Key Terms and Concepts
Type
Image
Date
ca 100 AD
Culture
Greek
Medium
Marble
Inscription
ΔΙΟΣ
Location
Athens, Greece
Image Credit
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
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Law Stele with a Copy of an Anti-Tyranny Law of 337 BC

A large, long, rectabgular slab of marble, the top third of which depicts a man and woman, the rest of which contains lines of Greek lettering

A large marble stele with a law against Tyranny, with a relief of Democracy crowning Demos. The law, also known as the Decree of Eucrates, forbids cooperation with those plotting a coup against the democracy, and calls for the acquittal of anyone accused of murdering the tyrant. 337 B.C.

Comments

Bibliography

Museum Guide (2014), pp. 32, 151, fig. 91.

Hesperia 82 (2013), pp. 440, 448, 449, n. 35.

Camp and Mauzy (2009), p. 107, fig. 113.

AgoraPicBk 27 (2006), p. 48, fig. 52.

AgoraPicBk 4 (2004), p. 18, fig. 20, frontpage.

Hesperia 72 (2003), p. 454, fig. 7, n. 18, p. 463, table 1.

Baumer (1997), p. 78, no. 569.

Hesperia 64 (1995), p. 121, n. 1.

Lawton (1995), pl. 38.

Tracy (1995), p. 8, no. 7.

Guide (1990), p. 249, fig. 153

AM-BH 13 (1989), no. A 97, pl. 30.

AM 103 (1988), p. 140, no. 108.

Camp (1986), p. 154.

LIMC III (1986), p. 373, n. 7.

AgoraPicBk 19 (1980), p. 21, fig. 42.

Palagia (1980), pl. 43.

Guide (1976), p. 188, fig. 98.

AJA 71 (1967), no. 1, pl. 15, fig. 7.

Guide (1962), pp. 123-124, pl. VIII.

Mossè (1962), p. 282, no. 3.

AgoraPicBk 4 (1960), fig. 29.

Pouilloux (1960), pp. 121-124.

AJP 79 (1958), pp. 71-73.

Πολεμων ΣΤ'(1957), p. ΚΗ f’.

Webster (1956b), p. 49, pl. 8.

TAPA 86 (1955), pp. 103-128.

Hesperia 22 (1953), pp. 51-53, pl. 20a.

JHS 73 (1953), p. 111, pl. 1.

Hesperia 21 (1952), p. 355, no. 5, pl. 90.

Νεα Εστια (11 July 1952), τευχος 6.

Προοδευτικη Αλλαγη (εφημεριδα, 5 April 1953).

Agora III, no. 386, pp. 126-127.

Agora XIV, no. 173, pp. 61, 102, pl. 53.

Agora XXVIII, no. 28, p. 134.

IG II-III3,1,2, 320.

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Ostwald, M. (1955). The Athenian Legislation against Tyranny and Subversion. Tr…
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Object I 6524
Associated Passages
9. Third Declension Nouns: Part II Key Terms and Concepts
Type
Image
Date
337 BC
Culture
Greek
Medium
Marble
Location
Athens, Greece
Image Credit
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
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Fragment of a Grave Monument from the Ancient Athenian Agora

A triangular fragment of Pentelic marble, the top half of which is decorated in an Acanthus motif and the bottom half of which has a fragment of a line of Greek Lettering

A fragment from the top left of a grave stele excavated from the area of the Stoa of Attalos. The ornamental Acanthus leaf motif is among the most common decorative motifs in ancient Greek design.

Comments

Bibliography:

Agora XVII, no. 1012, p. 176, pl. 80.

Agora XXXV, no. 369, pl. 120.

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Object I 3472
Associated Passages
8. Greek Word Order
Type
Image
Date
ca 1st c BC-1st c AD
Culture
Greek
Medium
Marble
Inscription
ΦΛΕΓΟΥΣΑΣΤ...
Location
Athens, Greece
Image Credit
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
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Fragmentary list of Late 6th Century Athenian Archons

An irregularly shaped marble fragment containing fragments of six lines of Greek lettering

A fragment of Pantelic marble with fragments of a list of names, likely from a list of Archons who would have served Athens from the years 527/6 to 522/1 BC. The Archon was the chief magistrate of Athens, and during this period, each Archon served a term of one year. These officeholders are often called "Eponymous Archons" because the year of their archonship would often be named after them.

Comments

Bibliography

Museum Guide (2014), p. 133.

Camp (1986), p. 42.

Guide (1976), p. 247, fig. 129.

AgoraPicBk 10 (1966), fig. 5.

Hesperia 32 (1963), pp. 187-205.

Guide (1962), pp. 162-163.

Phoenix 14 (1960), p. 27.

Hesperia Suppl. 8 (1949), p. 100.

Hesperia 8 (1939), p. 60, no. 21.

Agora III, no. 368, p. 120.

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Object I 4120
Associated Passages
6. Four Common Greek Verbs: Key Terms and Concepts
Date
6th c. BC
Culture
Greek
Medium
Marble
Location
Athens, Greece
Image Credit
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
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Inscribed Ancient Agora Boundary Stone

A tall, rectangular, rough-carved coarse marble stone, with a single line of Greek lettering along the top and right-hand side of the front face.

A boundary stele (ὄρος, ὄρους, τό) of rough-hewn marble marking the edge of the Athenian Agora. This boundary stone was originally laid east of the Tholos. As it is today, only a single line of the inscription remains; the rest has eroded away.

Comments

Bibliography:

Museum Guide (2014), pp. 66-67, fig. 39.

Guide (2010), front cover, pp. 8, 55, fig. 26.

Hesperia 75 (2006), pp. 86-87, n. 9, p. 100, n. 69, p. 103, n. 79, p. 105.

Mauzy (2006), back cover.

Hesperia Suppl. 31 (2003), pp. 289-290, figs. 5.7, 5.8.

AgoraPicBk 23 (1994), p. 5, fig. 4.

Shear (1994), p. 245, no. 82.

Guide (1990), p. 58, pl. 26.

Camp (1986), pp. 48, 51.

Guide (1976), fig. 22.

Travlos (1971), fig. 21.

Hesperia 37 (1968), p. 63, fig. 9.

Guide (1962), pp. 57-58, pl. IVa.

AgoraPicBk 4 (1960), fig. 35.

Hesperia Suppl. 4 (1940), p. 107, no. 91.

Hesperia 8 (1939), p. 205, fig. 4.

ILN (9 July 1938), p. 58, fig. 11.

Agora III, no. 713, p. 218.

Agora XIV, p. 117, pl. 64a.

Agora XIX, no. H 25, p. 27, pl. 2.

 

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Object I 5510
Associated Passages
5. Two Common Greek Verbs: Key Terms and Concepts
Date
ca 500 BC
Culture
Greek
Medium
Marble
Location
Athens, Greece
Image Credit
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Dancing Maenad holding a thyrsus, detail of a Roman relief

A maenad dances holding a thyrsus in her right hand. She wears a very light, almost transparent, dress, earrings and a what appears to be a diadem. Her hair is down, but gathered in a loose, low ponytail.

A maenad dances holding a thyrsus in her right hand. Copy after a Greek original sculpted in Athens at the end of the 5th century BC, traditionally attributed to Callimachus. One of four marble relief plaques, Museo Del Prado E00046. Image by Ana Belén Cantero Paz via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

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Museo Del Prado
Associated Passages
463-489
895-918
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Date
c. 120-140 CE
Medium
Marble
Location
Museo Del Prado
Image Credit
Wikimedia Commons
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