AIUK46 no. 49 Lekythos of Ada

Lekythos of Ada

AIUK 4.6 (BM, Funerary Monuments) no. 49 Date: 375-350 BC

[- - -] Ἄδα. (relief)

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AIUK 4.6 (BM, Funerary Monuments) no. 49 (Translated text) (AIUK) (AIO)

IG II² 10573 (PHI)

GIBM I 111

Conze I no. 218

Schmaltz, Marmorlekythen A213

Clairmont, CAT 2.384d

Translation by: Robert Pitt

AIO Images: 1

Monument type: Marble lekythos

Inscription type: Funerary

Findspot: Athens? (BM 1816,0610.188)

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[1] This marble lekythos (cf. no. 44) in the British Museum was aquired by Lord Elgin (cf. AIUK 4.1, no. 2). The relief scene shows a standing bearded man shaking the hand (dexiosis, cf. no. 26) of a seated woman, Ada, wearing a sleeved chiton and himation, perhaps husband and wife. Faint traces of letters around the man’s head show that he too was once labelled. The name Ada is of Carian origin, suggesting she was a foreign resident. For more detailed discussion of the inscription see AIUK 4.6 (BM, Funerary Monuments), no. 49.

Added: 6 Apr 2022
Updated: 6 Apr 2022
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