Greek inscription on marble shield, List of Athenian ephebes
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- Title:
- Greek inscription on marble shield, List of Athenian ephebes
- Collection:
- Cornell Cast Collection
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Photographer:
- Mericle, Danielle
- Date:
- ca. 1890-1900
ca. 200 CE
- Site:
- Athens, Greece (original)
- Location:
- Goldwin Smith Hall (Room 122), Cornell University
Athens, Greece (original) - ID Number:
- CCC_0728
- Accession Number:
- III 36 (carved in top right corner of extension of rim)
704 - File Name:
- CCC_0728.tif
- Original Measurements:
- 86.36 (dia.) cm
- Culture:
- Greek
- Style/Period:
- Roman Imperial
- Work Type:
- casts (sculpture)
- Materials/Techniques:
- plaster cast (sculpture)
marble inscription (original) - Subject:
- Military training
- Image View Type:
- overall
- Image View Description:
- from front
- Measurement:
- 82.5 x 91 x 3 (centimeters, height x width x height)
- Description:
- This is a cast of an inscription on a marble shield listing ephebes undergoing training at Athens with Alkamenes as their trainer. It is housed at the British Museum. The names are grouped by tribes and the inscription, IG II² 2191, dates to the Roman Imperial period.
- Notes:
- Items in the Cornell Cast Collection are meant for inventory and reference purposes. Metadata may not be complete in all cases.
no. 1805,0703.232 - Bibliography:
- IG II² 2191
- 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.