ΑΘΑΝΑΣΙΑΣ Grave Stele - I
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Incised onto the surface of this large gravestone is the image of a warrior standing on a ground line facing right. His name, Athanias, is inscribed at the top of the stele in either Boeotian or Sikyonian script. He wears a conical helmet decorated with a wreath, a short belted tunic that exposes his right shoulder, and sandals. A sheathed sword suspended by a baldric hangs by his left side. In his right hand he carries a downward-pointing spear; his left hand rests atop his shield. The interior of the shield is decorated with a scene of Bellerophon astride Pegasos, thrusting his spear into the Chimaera below. Incised stelai such as this were once painted, but no traces of pigment remain.
Black limestone grave stele
Height 160 cm; width 75 – 80 cm
Late 5th – Early 4th century BC.
Thebes, Archaeological Museum
ΑΘΑΝΑΣΙΑΣ Grave Stele - I
Please maximize the image.
Incised onto the surface of this large gravestone is the image of a warrior standing on a ground line facing right. His name, Athanias, is inscribed at the top of the stele in either Boeotian or Sikyonian script. He wears a conical helmet decorated with a wreath, a short belted tunic that exposes his right shoulder, and sandals. A sheathed sword suspended by a baldric hangs by his left side. In his right hand he carries a downward-pointing spear; his left hand rests atop his shield. The interior of the shield is decorated with a scene of Bellerophon astride Pegasos, thrusting his spear into the Chimaera below. Incised stelai such as this were once painted, but no traces of pigment remain.
Black limestone grave stele
Height 160 cm; width 75 – 80 cm
Late 5th – Early 4th century BC.
Thebes, Archaeological Museum