| Inventory Number: | I 5190 | |
| Section Number: | Σ 1626 | |
| Title: | Grave Monument Fragment | |
| Category: | Inscriptions | |
| Description: | Inscribed relief. Left lower corner broken off; upper right corner damaged; most of the head of the standing figure broken away. Back and sides smooth finished. A small rectangular plaque; the background of the relief sunk ca. 0.005m. from the narrow plain frame. In low relief, a standing male figure, wearing a short-sleeved straight chiton, reaching to his knees; the head and feet turned left, the body frontal. The left arm hangs at the side; the right arm is extended to left, and the hand holds an uncertain object (racer's torch?). The flesh parts are modelled; the chiton left flat, save for a collar-like roll at the neck. Near bottom, four-five poor shallow-cut letters remain. Pentelic marble. | |
| Context: | Found in marble pile, in the area west of the Stoa of Attalos. | |
| Negatives: | Leica, 98-13-2 | |
| Dimensions: | H. 0.208; Lett. H. ca. 0.006; W. 0.136; Th. 0.042 | |
| Date: | 31 January 1938 | |
| Section: | Σ | |
| Bibliography: | Agora XXXVIII, no. 224, p. 138, pl. 60. | |
| References: | Publication: Agora XXXVIII Image: 2013.01.0012 Image: 2013.01.0013 Image: 2012.84.0316 (98-13-2) Card: I 5190 Card: I 5190 |
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