The conspicuously empty eye-holes must have been inlaid with another material, likely glass - a rather rare feature in marble statues of this period.

This base was first connected with the statue by Franz Studniczka,[2] a conclusion which has been largely accepted,[3] though some still doubt.

[The potter] organised the work in Ath[ens].Antenor ma[de] the [statue], son of EumaresAncient Greek: ΝΕΑΡΧΟΣΑΝΕΘΕΚΕΝ[ΗΟΚΕΡΑΜΕ]- ΥΣΕΡΓΟΝΑΠΑΡΧΕΝΤΑΘ[ΕΝΑΙΑΙ].ΑΝΤΕΝΟΡΕΠ[ΟΙΕΣΕΝΗ]- ΟΕΥΜΑΡΟΣΤ[ΟΑΓΑΛΜΑ]The surviving Ancient Greek: ΥΣ at the beginning of the second line is generally restored as Ancient Greek: κεραμεύς and the donor identified with the attested potter Nearchos[6] from the second quarter of the sixth century BC or with an unknown potter of the same name,[7] perhaps a son or uncle of the known Nearchos.

[8] It has sometimes been doubted that a simple artesan could be the donor of such a votive statue and alternative restorations of the inscription have been suggested.

[9] On the other hand it was quite possible in the 6th century to gain a significant fortune through craftworks and other donations are known from potters and vase painters on the Acropolis.