Funerary naiskos
Funerary naiskos
Published 2017-09-13T17:08:09+00:00
This naiskos was found in the ancient cemetery of the Kerameikos, Athens.
A young Athenian warrior with full military equipment and wearing a chlamys is depicted on the field of battle, striding vigorously to the right. He carries a shield on his left arm and will have held a sword in his right hand. The holes in the forehead were used to attach a bronze helmet or a wreath. The dramatic facial expression and sinewy body recall works by the Parian sculptor Skopas.
The name of the dead warrior is inscribed on the epistyle of the naiskos: Aristonautes son of Archenautes, of the deme of Halai. The base of the loutrophoros preserved on the central akroterion of the naiskos indicates that he died unmarried.
Date published | 13/09/2017 |
Titulo | Funerary naiskos |
Date | 350-325 B.C. |
Periodo | Hellenistic |
Medio | Pentelic marble |
Artista | Unknown artist |
Lugar | National Archaeological Museum of Athens |