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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.469
Title
Dedication Marker Inscribed
Classification
Inscriptions
Work Type
inscription
Date
5th century BCE
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290762

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Marble
Technique
Carved
Dimensions
11.3 × 6.8 cm (4 7/16 × 2 11/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.469
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Small rectangular pillar with concave sides. Incised with inscription "Kleodikos anetheken Athena" and oblong shape bisected diagonally and at right angles. A votive of Kleodikos to Athena.

Publication History

  • Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 28, no. 221
  • John Bodel and Stephen Tracy, Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the USA: A checklist, American Academy in Rome (New York, 1997), p. 47.

Exhibition History

  • The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961
  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/22/2016 - 01/08/2017

Verification Level

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