Description:
White marble statue of a draped woman, on an oval plinth; for publication, see bibliography.
Text:
Inscribed on the front face of the plinth.
Letters:
0.015.
Date:
First century A.D. (lettering, sculpture)
Findspot:
South Agora, Agora Gate: south-east of the Agora Gate
Original Location:
Unknown
Last recorded location:
Museum
History of discovery:
Recorded by the NYU expedition in 1983 (83.122)
Bibliography:
Published by Erim-Reynolds, 'Sculptors' no.7, whence SEG 40 1990.930. Published, with the statue, by Smith, Roman Portrait Statuary from Aphrodisias, no. 85
Text constituted from:
Transcription (Reynolds) This edition Reynolds (1991).
1[Μηνόδοτος ·· ? ·· ·· ? ··]μάχου τοῦ Μηνοδότ̣[ου]
2 vac. ἐποίει [·· ? ·· ? vac. ] vac.
1[········· - - - - - - ]ΜΑΧΟΥΤΟΥΜΗΝΟΔΟ·[··]
2   ΕΠΟΙΕΙ[ - - - ···]   
<ab>
<lb n="1" />
<supplied reason="lost" >
Μηνόδοτος
</supplied>
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" />
μάχου
τοῦ
Μηνοδό
<unclear reason="damage" >
τ
</unclear>
<supplied reason="lost" >
ου
</supplied>
<lb n="2" />
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
ἐποίει
<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character" dim="right" />
<supplied reason="lost" cert="low" >
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</supplied>
<space extent="3" unit="character" dim="horizontal" />
</ab>

Translation:

Menodotos, son of [...] [?-]machos, the son of Menodotos, made (this).

Commentary:

See Erim-Reynolds, loc. cit., with a reference to 8.52; see also Smith.

Photographs:

Text, right end (1985)
 Text, right end (1985)
Statue (1985)
 Statue (1985)

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