A new inscription from Liverpool and its afterlife: World Museum Liverpool 27.8.85.3

Liddel, Peter; Low, Polly

Abstract

We publish here the first edition of a fragmentary Greek inscription on marble which has been held in the museum storerooms of Liverpool since 1885. It is interpreted as a decree of an unknown body honouring an individual, Mnasarchos, for his assistance to a group of people arriving at Chersonesos. We assess the ancient relief sculpture of a female figure that appears on the reverse side of the stone and offer possible interpretations of it. We discuss the discovery of the stone close to Kyzikos and its significance for our understanding of late nineteenth-century collecting culture among the middle classes of Liverpool.

Citation

Liddel, P., & Low, P. (2016). A new inscription from Liverpool and its afterlife: World Museum Liverpool 27.8.85.3. Hermathena, 200-201,

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 12, 2021
• Publication Date: 2016
• Deposit Date: Jun 17, 2021
• Journal: Hermathena : a Trinity College Dublin review.
• Print ISSN: 0018-0750
• Publisher: Trinity College Dublin
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 200-201
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1273978
• Publisher URL: https://www.tcd.ie/classics/hermathena/