DOI article:
Hussey, George B.: Greek sculptured crowns and crown inscriptions
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.8678#0169
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GREEK CROWNS AND CROWN INSCRIPTIONS.
sentations on coins has been suggested as a theory to account for this
change of position ; and a tendency to crowd and enlarge the letters in
the later reliefs has been noticed. Certain varieties of form in stem
and leaves are found to belong to fixed periods; and a peculiar ray-like
arrangement of the leaves has been shown to denote a crown of gold.
(2) An investigation of crown-inscriptions has shown that these
consist of one, two, or even three terms placed regularly in the order
of gurr, cause of the gift, and receiver. Instances where some of
the terms are found outside the crown belong mostly to the second
or first century before our era, and instances of three terms have been
shown to belong to the same period. The use of a verb in a crown-
inscription, as well as certain ambiguities that might arise from the
use of the nominative and genitive cases of nouns, are of only sporadic
occurrence. The division of words in a crown-inscription increases
with the advance of time, but in all periods is carried out with con-
siderable attention to the syllables of the word divided.
(3) In the arrangement of crowns on the monuments, two positions,
either the left-hand extremity or the middle, have been found to give
special emphasis to the crowns placed in them. Moreover, the wreaths
which occupy these positions are usually the most important by reason
of the rank of their giver, or the value of the service for which they
have been conferred.
George B. Htjssey.
GREEK CROWNS AND CROWN INSCRIPTIONS.
sentations on coins has been suggested as a theory to account for this
change of position ; and a tendency to crowd and enlarge the letters in
the later reliefs has been noticed. Certain varieties of form in stem
and leaves are found to belong to fixed periods; and a peculiar ray-like
arrangement of the leaves has been shown to denote a crown of gold.
(2) An investigation of crown-inscriptions has shown that these
consist of one, two, or even three terms placed regularly in the order
of gurr, cause of the gift, and receiver. Instances where some of
the terms are found outside the crown belong mostly to the second
or first century before our era, and instances of three terms have been
shown to belong to the same period. The use of a verb in a crown-
inscription, as well as certain ambiguities that might arise from the
use of the nominative and genitive cases of nouns, are of only sporadic
occurrence. The division of words in a crown-inscription increases
with the advance of time, but in all periods is carried out with con-
siderable attention to the syllables of the word divided.
(3) In the arrangement of crowns on the monuments, two positions,
either the left-hand extremity or the middle, have been found to give
special emphasis to the crowns placed in them. Moreover, the wreaths
which occupy these positions are usually the most important by reason
of the rank of their giver, or the value of the service for which they
have been conferred.
George B. Htjssey.