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

• Peter Liddel ^[1] ; Polly Low ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Manchester

     University of Manchester

     Reino Unido

     
  2. [2] Durham University

     Durham University

     Reino Unido

     
• Localización: Hermathena, ISSN 0018-0750, Nº. 200-201, 2016, págs. 218-239
• Idioma: inglés
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  • 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, Mnasarchus, for his assistance to a group of people arriving at Chersonesus. 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 Cyzicus and its significance for our understanding of late nineteenth-century collecting culture among the middle classes of Liverpool.