Clarke, Joseph Thacher ; Bacon, Francis H.; Koldewey, Robert: Investigations at Assos: expedition of the Archaeological Institute of America ; drawings and photographs of the buildings and objects discovered during the excavations of 1881, 1882, 1883 (Part I - V) (London, 1902-1921)

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INVESTIGATIONS AT ASSOS


Fig. 1. Steps at Entrance of Gymnasium


the pavement. There were many fragments of marble found in
this vicinity, including a beautifully cut Doric entablature of
small dimensions, and pieces of wall blocks and base mouldings.
These have been conjecturally restored as a small building or
monument which may have occupied this stylobate. 'The North-
east and Northwest porticos were much higher than the South-
west. The Southeast portico was entirely destroyed. On the
epistyle of the Northwest portico was an inscription of large
deeply cut letters, 14 cm. high, parts of which have been pub-
lished at different times by various travellers. Our expedition
has unearthed two additional blocks and the inscription as far
as recovered reads as follows:—-

OIEPEYSTOYSEBASTOY0
EOYKAISAPOSOAEAY .
OSKAITTATPIOSBASIAEY
SKAIIEPEYSTOYAIOST
5 OYOMONQOYKAITYM
NASIAPXOS . KOINTOSAO
AAIOS4-IAETAIPOSTHN
STOANANE0HKEN0EQIK
AIS APIS EBASTQIKAITQIAH
10 MQI.KA
ITOYS.
EXOMENOYS

*O iepevs tov 'Ze/3aaTov ©-
eov Kaicrapos, o 8e
6? Kai narpios /3acriXei>-
? Kai iepevs tov Atos t-
5 ov Op.ova>(i)ov, Kai yvp.-
vacriapxos, Koiptos Ao-
XXios (tiXeraipos tt/p
crroav aveOr/Kev deep K-
aiaapi HeflaaTM Kai rw 8t?-
10 yw.Ka-
1 tovs .
ixopevov<;.

Fig. 2. Fragments from Northwest Portico