The Potideia Epigram
- Title:
- The Potideia Epigram
- Collection:
- Cornell Cast Collection
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Photographer:
- Alexandridis, Annetta
- Date:
- ca. 1890-1900
ca. 432 BCE
2008 (image)
- Site:
- Athens, Greece (said to have been found near the Academy, 1810) (original)
- Location:
- Goldwin Smith Hall (Room 135), Cornell University
previously, Goldwin Smith Hall (Room G 25)
Athens, Greece (said to have been found near the Academy, 1810) (original) - ID Number:
- CCC_0871
- Accession Number:
- 632
- File Name:
- CCC_0871.tif
- Original Measurements:
- 31 (H) x 87 (W) x 15-18 (D) cm
- Culture:
- Greek
- Style/Period:
- Classical
- Work Type:
- casts (sculpture)
- Materials/Techniques:
- plaster cast (sculpture)
marble base with inscription (original) - Subject:
- Funerary monuments
- Image View Type:
- overall
- Image View Description:
- from side
- Measurement:
- 33 x 87 x 3 (centimeters, height x width x diameter)
- Description:
- This is a cast of a 5th c. BCE inscription of an epigram on the base of a civic funeral monument dedicated to the Athenians killed in the Battle of Poteidaia (Potidaea) in 432 BCE. The inscription, IG I³ 1179 and Agora XVII.16, is housed at the British Museum. The base probably held a stele containing the names of the 150 men Thucydides (1.63) reports were killed in the battle.
- Notes:
- Items in the Cornell Cast Collection are meant for inventory and reference purposes. Metadata may not be complete in all cases.
no. 1816,0610.348 and Inscription 37 - Bibliography:
- Antony E. Raubitschek, "Greek Inscriptions," Hesperia 12 (1943), 19-24, no. 4.
Donald W. Bradeen, Inscriptions: The Funerary Monuments. Athenian Agora XVII (Princeton: American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1974), 19, no. 16. - Repository:
- Cornell University (current)
London, British Museum (original) - Collecting Program:
- Cornell Collections of Antiquities
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in the Cornell Collection of Antiquities: Casts are protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are their creators, generally Cornell University Library, Annetta Alexandridis, and Verity Platt. This collection of plaster casts owned by Cornell University was photographed by Cornell University Library, Alexandridis, Platt, and Andreya L. Mihaloew from 2010-2015, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Annetta Alexandridis. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact Annetta Alexandridis and Verity Platt for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.