Papers of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (5.1886-1890)

ARCHITECTURAL REMAINS IN IK ARIA.

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smooth on the top and sides and bolted together by two clamps shaped

thus I-!, the surface measuring 1.88 by 1.61 m. Two upright bolts

indicate that another course rested upon the two blocks in xitu, and a
border, of which the surface is slightly smoother, enables us to give
the dimensions of the second course as 1.54 by 1.27 m. The remains
would be well adapted for an altar-base. A large marble altar was
found in the front wall of the church, its dimensions being: height,
1.115 m.; sides, 0.87 and 0.665 m. Around the upper margin runs a
moulding, and in the top there is a cutting 0.06 m. deep and 0.10 m. wide.
Around the bottom edge, also, a moulding was carried, this being now
entirely broken away. Estimating its thickness at 0.02, and adding
twice this, 0.04, to the measurements of the altar, we get for the bearing
surlace 0.91 by 0.705 m. If we suppose this to have rested on the
second course of the base last considered, we shall have left a margin
of 0.32 by 0.28 m.; but, if this seems too wide, we may insert a third
step having the dimensions of 1.22 by 0.985 m., thus giving two steps
about 0.15 by 0.14 m. In the structure D, ab and be are foundation-
walls formed of large oblong blocks roughly hewn on the outer side, and
lined on the inner side with small uncut stones. The average length
of the blocks is a trifle over one meter; the thickness of the wall is
0.65 m. The width of the facing-blocks varies from 0.35 to 0.50 m.
Of the wall ad only a portion of the substructure is left and one stone
of the upper course, distant 1.77 m. from the corner a. In cd, there

be added as a parallel the omission to name the kind of chorus in three out of 22
inscriptions collected by Reisch; see below, p. 82.) This only reiterates a not un-
commonly recurring fact, that the precinct itself was often regarded as sufficient indi-
cation of the purpose of a monument. The importance of the site of our excavations
as a centre for dedications may be seen from the fact that 27 bases for this purpose
were found. Of these, 8 were in situ and 5 were inscribed. All the latter related
either to the drama or to its patron divinity. The only contest here of which our
materials give any trace is that of the drama, and as the Hagnias monument is a
local one, set in the midst of Dionysiac dedications, surely it would be dedicated to
no god except to him before whose statue it probably stood. The question of a tripod
is immaterial; indeed, according to Mr. Buck's argument, below, p. 88, the mon-
ument, if choregic, should have no tripod. The question whether one victory is
intended, or more, and whether these victories were gained by father and sons or by
each separately, is also immaterial. Certain it is, that there is victory, and there is
dedication—undoubtedly to Dionysos. The monument is therefore choregic, and
matches fitly with the record of Hagnias' two liturgies as trierarch of the State. And
Hagnias is the only Ikarian of whom we have mention as displaying such liberality
toward the State and toward his native denie.—A. C. M.]