Gravestone with symposium scene
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Gravestone with symposium scene
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Published 2017-08-02T11:20:57+00:00
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The epitaph on this tombstone states that it belongs to "Suros' son, Dionysodoros".
The Greek symposium was a male aristocratic social gathering where men drank together, conversed and enjoyed themselves. Perhaps it is this inherently liveliy aspect that makes it such a recurrent theme on Hellenistic gravestones - Hellenistic funeral art focuses on the life of the deceased.
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Date published | 02/08/2017 |
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Title | Gravestone with symposium scene |
Date | 2nd-1st century B.C. |
Period | Hellenistic |
Medium | Marble |
Artist | Unknown artist |
Place | Istanbul Archaeological Museum |
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