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Funerary Stela of Demokleides

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Demokleides is seen in a pensive position, right arm resting on his knees, overlooking the vast emptiness that is the sea, on the ram of a
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in 394 BC, and as a hoplite, the graves are observed to be of higher status, with more attention paid by the families of the deceased.
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Displayed as part of the museum's sculpture collection, the stela is unique amongst many stelai and gravestones contemporary to
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The stela was dedicated by his family, mourning the loss of him and his body, presumably lost at sea,
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behind him. The text above the young man denotes him as Demokleides, son of Demetrios.
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The stela was discovered in 1881 in the port city of
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Marble
Piraeus
National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Greece
Classical Athens
National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Classical Athens
minimalism
Piraeus
hoplite
chiton
chlamys
Corinthian helmet
trireme
killed in action
Battle of Nemea






"When the sea turns into a vast watery grave …"



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"Grave Stele Of Demokleides"

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