Boeotia
Description: fragments of a base or quadrangular altar of dark grey-blue stone; decorated with olive branches and heads of deer, joined by garlands; IG VII.3356-3365 on front, 3366-3372 on right face, 3373-3374 on left face
fragments a-b: 0.465 m (height), 0.87 m (width), 0.455 m (depth); fragment c: missing; fragment d: 0.51 m (height), 0.60 m (width), 0.38 m (depth); fragment e: 0.68 m (height), 0.165-0.272 m (width), 0.32 m (max. depth)0.01 mCreate Date: 200-150 BC (Larfeld), mid 2nd c. BC (Albrecht)
Discovery: Khaironeia (Kaprouna, Kapraina), built into foundations of house in NE of village, near/along carriage road(1871)
Original Location: Khaironeia
Current Location: Khaironeia museum(23 July 1995)(Note: cat. #123)
(Note: on fragment d, below IG VII.3362)Bibliography: Inscriptiones Graecae; P. Stamatakis"Epigraphai Boiotias anekdotoi" in Athenaion9(1881)356-59d'1.7(October 1995)Peter J. Kastor(Note: Image manipulated with XV color editor)
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(Being archon Patron
), in the month of (Alalkome
neios)
), Zoilos and
Euboulos the
sons of Kaphisios ded
icate their own slave Euphrosyne as con
secrated to Sarapis, her having remained with their mothe
r
so long as she lives, without complaint, they making
the dedication through
the council according to the
law.