Inventory number
Ακρ. Υ 3627
Artist
Kephisodotos the Younger
Category
Pedestal
Period
Hellenistic Period
Date
After 350 BC
Dimensions
Height: 0.315 m
Length: 0.803 m
Width: 0.735 m
Material
Marble from Penteli
Location
First Floor, North
It was found in 1984 in the rubble of the north prostasis stoa of the Propylaia.
The base was reused many times. From its first use, on the front side preserved is the inscription: ΦΙΛΟΥΜΕΝΗ ΛΕΩΣΘΕΝΟΥΣ ΚΕΦΑΛΗΘΕΝ ΘΥΓΑΤΗΡ ΤΗΙ ΑΘΗΝΑΙ. ΚΗΦΙΣΟΔΟΤΟΣ ΕΠΟΗΣΕ, that is “Philoumeni, daughter of Leosthenes from the municipality of Kephale (dedicated this) to Athena. It was made by Kephisodotos”.
The inscription cut into the stone in the Ionic alphabet is four lines long. The dedication that stood on the base was a statue which Philoumeni offered to Athena and the artist who made it was Kephisodotos the younger, son of the sculptor Praxiteles.
Philoumeni came from a big Athenian family. She was Leosthenes', from the municipality of Kephale, daughter, a region in modern Keratea of Attica.
In the 2nd century BC the base was turned upside down and reused as the stand for Diphilos’ statue. The new inscription carved into the base’s back side reads: Δ[Ε]ΙΦΙΛΟΝ ΔΙΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΑΛΩΠΕΚΗΘΕΝ, that is “To Diphilos, son of Diokles from the municipality of Alopeke”. The base was employed a third time in the 3rd century AD when it was once more turned over and on its upper side the name ΦΙΛΟΣΕΡΑΠΙΣ was inscribed.
In the medieval times the base was used for a last time as rubble employed during the construction of various buildings at the Propylaia.We use cookies to improve your experience on our site
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