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Marble base of cubic shape belonging to an exedra; the base, which is broken off at left, is surmounted with an agyieus. The upper part of the base (reconstructed width 0.725) has a relief with two figures and is separated from the inscribed bottom by a plain cornice.

 Inscribed under relief on a surface badly chipped below; stoichedon (preserved inscribed area 0.48 0.095 ). 0.02. Findspot. Second half of the fourth century B.C.

Found in 1926 at Cyrene: Exedra of Apollo Karneios.

Seen in 2001 by C. Dobias-Lalou in situ.

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Bibliography

, p. 327, n. 7 , whence SEG, 9.81 . Cf. , n. 60 , whence SEG, 17.794 ; , whence SEG, 26.1832 ; again , pp. 119-123 ; , pp. 182-183, 196 footnote 140 , whence SEG, 38.1896 .

Text Πρατομήδης Πολύμνιος Ἀπόλλωνι
Apparatus

Pratomedes fils de Polymnis a consacré à Apollon.

Pratomedes son of Polymnis dedicated to Apollo.

Pratomedes figlio di Polymnis ha dedicato ad Apollo.

Commentary

In the debated question of the function and date of the whole monument (fountain, exedra?), L. Gasperini ( ) gives epigraphical arguments for Oliverio's dating towards the end of IV B.C. So also , pp. 182-183 with bibliography.

The colour picture (courtesy H. Walda, IRCyr project) was taken in 2008. Sitting at right of the exedra is Joyce M. Reynolds during her last visit to Cyrene.