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Dull black glaze.
Other large bases are listed by E. L. Smithson, Hesperia 30, 1961, p. 167, under no. 46. The Hymettos base referred to there is the present one, but it is in the Agora Museum, not the ... Late Protogeometric ... Smithson, Hesperia 30, 1961, p. 167, under no. 46. The Hymettos base referred to there is the present one, but it is in the Agora Museum, not the National Museum. |
Left to right. [--ανέ]θεκε ho.-
We might have expected ανέθεκεν in this inscription. The great majority of early Attic dedicatory inscriptions use the movable nu here, the only exceptions being where ... Early Corinthian ... The erratic use of movable nu among the Hymettos inscriptions is simply an indication that we are dealing with a period before any customary usage was recognized and practiced. |
Stroke polishing on neck.
Unglazed and handmade.
Small, unpainted votives are found in great quantities at many sanctuary sites. Only about 100 were saved from the dump on Hymettos, although the total ... 8th-7th c. B.C ... Only about 100 were saved from the dump on Hymettos, although the total number found was probably much greater. |
Apparently complete in a single letter: A; np letters to either side. Upside down to vessel.
Single alphas are often found on objects dedicated to Athena, undoubtedly as abbreviations of the goddess' ... The significance, if any, of single alpha from Hymettos is unknown. |
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