AgoraXVII 997 Lekythos of Phaidronides

Lekythos of Phaidronides

Agora XVII 997 Date: ca. 350-325 BC

Phaidronides.^[1] relief

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References:

Agora XVII 997 (Translated text) (PHI)

IG II² 12845 (PHI)

Clairmont, CAT 3.428

Agora XXXV 186

Translation by: Alexa Seaman-Huynh

Images: Agora Excavations - (1)

Monument type: Marble lekythos

Inscription type: Funerary

Findspot: Unknown (Ag. I 7035)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This is a marble funerary lekythos (see AIUK 4.6 (BM, funerary), no. 44). The relief depicts a standing male, labelled Phaidronides, on the left, taking the right hand (dexiosis) of a bearded male figure seated on a chair in the centre. At right, there is a female figure holding out the edge of her mantle in a gesture called anakalypsis (unveiling), associated with married women. The unnamed figures are likely the parents of the deceased. This is the sole attestation of the name Phaidronides at Athens. The deceased is probably a relative of the similarly named Phaidron who appears in Agora XVII 996.

Added: 24 Sep 2026
Updated: 24 Sep 2026
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