2.111. Honours by Council for People

Description:
White marble statue plinth (W. c. 0.70 x H. c. 0.15)
Text:
Inscribed along the front in one line.
Letters:
Letters irregular, deeply cut (0.07).
Date:
third-4th centuries A.D. (lettering)
Findspot:
Bouleuterion/Odeon
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Museum, on display
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1962 (62.452).
Bibliography:
Previously unpublished.
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds) This edition Reynolds (2007).
1 ἡ Βουλὴ τὸν Δῆμ[ον]
1ΗΒΟΥΛΗΤΟΝΔΗΜ[··]
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
ἡ
Βουλὴ
τὸν
Δῆμ
<supplied reason="lost" >
ον
</supplied>
</ab>

Translation:

The Council (set up a statue of) the People

Commentary:

The Demos also dedicated a statue of the Council (2.101). The lettering might suggest a late antique date; but if these texts were inscribed by the sculptors, and not by professional letterers the argument is not strong.

For another statue of Demos see 8.52 (=70.1023)

Photographs:

Face (1966)
 Face (1966)
Face, on restored monument (2004)
 Face, on restored monument (2004)
Face, on restored monument (2004)
 Face, on restored monument (2004)

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