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title: Greek Artist's Signature
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10100/greek-artists-signature/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Greek Artist's Signature

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Greek Artist's Signature](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10100.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10100.jpg)

## Image Caption

The sculptor's signature, written in [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/), can be seen on the base (left) of this marble statue. The text reads "Antoninus Alexandreus, son of [Antiochos](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/antiochos/), made this \[statue\] by himself". The statue may be of [Apollo](https://www.worldhistory.org/apollo/) or a [muse](https://www.worldhistory.org/muse/). The name Antoninus Alexandreus appears in another inscription found in [Jerash](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jerash/) which can be dated back to the last two decades of the 2nd century CE. The Greek name Alexandreus and his father Antiochos, as well as the technique of the statue, might indicate that he was a Greek citizen who lived in the Province of [Arabia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Arabia/). His father, or one of his ancestors, had been a freedman of a [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) named Antoninus because freedmen assumed the family name of their former masters. Maybe he was a freedman of the [Roman Emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/) [Marcus Aurelius](https://www.worldhistory.org/Marcus_Aurelius/) or [Commodus](https://www.worldhistory.org/commodus/) himself. Roman period, 75-100 CE. From Jerash (Gerasa), [Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/). (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, February 19). Greek Artist's Signature. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10100/greek-artists-signature/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Greek Artist's Signature." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 19, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10100/greek-artists-signature/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Greek Artist's Signature." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Feb 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10100/greek-artists-signature/>.

## License & Copyright

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