AIUK3 no. 6 Funerary stele for [Th]eokles or [N]eokles

Funerary stele for [Th]eokles or [N]eokles

AIUK 3 (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge) no. 6 Date: ca. early 4th cent. BC

[Th]eokles or [N]eokles^[1] Relief

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Greek text

References:

AIUK 3 (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge) no. 6 (Translated text) (AIUK) (AIO)

IG II² 11641 (PHI)

SEG 68.97

Conze II no. 912

Budde and Nicholls no. 30

Clairmont, CAT 1.258

Translation by: Stephen Lambert

AIO Images: 1 2

Monument type: Stele

Inscription type: Funerary

Findspot: Said to be “from Asia Minor”, but probably Attic (Fitzwilliam Museum GR.12.1885)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] A video about this inscription is available on the AIO Youtube channel.

The name labels a bearded man portrayed in deep relief, with naked right shoulder, his right hand reaching up to his cap (pilos). From the shape of the pediment it can be calculated that the figure of the man occupied the whole width of the stone, without architectural framing at the sides. This, together with the absence of patronymic, demotic or ethnic to identify him, and the man’s enigmatic gesture, emphasises the likelihood that this stele was one of an ensemble of monuments in a funerary peribolos, which clarified his identity and relationships. The man’s gesture in reaching to his cap is also attested for a seated (beardless) figure with a shield on the lekythos, Conze no. 627 = CAT 2.279b, where it responds to a standing (beardless) figure who is holding out his hand to the seated man, apparently offering to shake hands. In our case there may have been another monument (or part of the same monument) close by, depicting a figure with whom our deceased was interacting. For more detailed discussion of this monument, see AIUK 3 (Cambridge), no. 6 (SEG 68.97); for a general discussion of Attic funerary monuments, AIUK 3 (Cambridge), section 3; see also AIUK 2 (BSA) no.10 with notes.

Added: 3 Sep 2018
Updated: 22 Feb 2024
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