Dickinson College Commentaries

Fragmentary Waterclock (Klepsydra)

A fragmented vessel with two handles on either side and a small spout at the bottom.

Funeral Lekythos with Relief Carving

The main body of a vessel, decorated with a relief carving of two people, as well as a single word of Greek lettering

Fragment of a Dedicatory Inscription Later Reused as a Door Sill

A rectangular block of marble with two lines of Greek lettering, preserved on the right side but worn away on the left side. A large notch is cut away from the right hand edge.

Detail from a Large Hoard of Athenian Tetradrachms

A detail of a number of small metal coins stuck together, many with the visible Greek lettering "ΑΘΕ"

Fragment of an Inscribed Funerary Lekythos

A large section of a marble vessel with a depiction of three figures, with badly worn Greek lettering above each figure's head.

Fragment of a Shallow Marble Basin

An irregularly shaped white marble fragment with a line of Greek lettering along the rim

Greek Inscribed Marble Base for a Bronze Statue

A tall rectangular marble base with lines of Greek lettering and three wreath motifs with more Greek lettering within.

Dedicatory Fragment for an Ancient Greek Stairway

Two triangular marble fragments with lines of Greek lettering

Fragment of a Dedicatory Inscription with Later Corrections

A marble fragment with a flat top and a rounded bottom, with three lines of Greek lettering. Between the first and second line, there are smaller fragments of text.

Base of a Statue Created by Praxiteles

A rectangular block of marble with 4 lines of greek lettering