Fragmentary marble inscription

ca. 425–424 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 156

Following the Greek victory over the Persians in 479 B.C., Athens formed a naval confederacy with other Greek cities around the Aegean Sea. Gradually, however, it became an empire exacting annual tribute for the benefit of Athens alone. This inscription is part of a tribute list recording payments to Athens by members of the confederacy. It lists the assessments of Paros, Naxos, Andros, Melos, Siphnos, Eretria, and Thera. The date is 425/424 B.C., and the amounts are high because Athens was combating Sparta in the Peloponnesian War.

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Title: Fragmentary marble inscription
Period: Classical
Date: ca. 425–424 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/8 x 6 3/4in. (13 x 17.1cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1926
Object Number: 26.60.5
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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