Funerary naiskos
Funerary naiskos
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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 |
| Title | Funerary naiskos |
| Date | 350-325 B.C. |
| Period | Hellenistic |
| Medium | Pentelic marble |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | National Archaeological Museum of Athens |
