AIUK46 no. 54 Lekythos of Sosippos

Lekythos of Sosippos

AIUK 4.6 (BM, Funerary Monuments) no. 54 Date: ca. 350-320 BC

Sosippos. (relief)^[1]

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References:

AIUK 4.6 (BM, Funerary Monuments) no. 54 (Translated text) (AIUK) (AIO)

IG II² 12729 (PHI)

GIBM I 127

Conze I no. 470

Schmaltz, Marmorlekythen A282

Clairmont, CAT 3.956

Translation by: Robert Pitt

AIO Images: 1 2

Monument type: Marble lekythos

Inscription type: Funerary

Findspot: Athens, likely excavated by Lusieri south of Philopappos hill (BM 1816,0610.230)

Transliterations on Places on

[1] This marble lekythos (cf. no. 44) was likely excavated by Lord Elgin's agent Lusieri south of Philopappos Hill (cf. AIUK 4.1, no. 2). The relief scene depicts a beardless warrior, Sosippos, dressed in a short-sleeved chiton, chlamys and cuirass taking the hand (dexiosis, cf. no. 26) of a seated woman with a small girl at her knees. A boy carries a large shield behind Sosippos, while a female figure stands mournfully in the background. For more detailed discussion of the inscription see AIUK 4.6 (BM, Funerary Monuments), no. 54.

Added: 6 Apr 2022
Updated: 6 Apr 2022
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