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title: Inscribed Base of a Statue from Palaepaphos
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8769/inscribed-base-of-a-statue-from-palaepaphos/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Inscribed Base of a Statue from Palaepaphos

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

## Image File

[![Inscribed Base of a Statue from Palaepaphos](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8769.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8769.jpg)

## Image Caption

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](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenistic_Period/), end of the 4th century BCE. From Palaepaphos (Kouklia), in modern-day [Cyprus](https://www.worldhistory.org/cyprus/). (Museum of [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), Istanbul, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)).

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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. (2018, June 02). Inscribed Base of a Statue from Palaepaphos. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8769/inscribed-base-of-a-statue-from-palaepaphos/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Inscribed Base of a Statue from Palaepaphos." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 02, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8769/inscribed-base-of-a-statue-from-palaepaphos/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Inscribed Base of a Statue from Palaepaphos." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Jun 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8769/inscribed-base-of-a-statue-from-palaepaphos/>.

## License & Copyright

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