There are two lines of inscription on this marble stone, which read: "Nikokles, King of Paphos, Wanassa Priest King, Son of Timarkhos, erected for goddess". Early Hellenistic Period, end of the 4th century BCE. From Palaepaphos (Kouklia), in modern-day Cyprus. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).
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