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Funerary stele
Grave stele of the cavalryman, Dexileos. He is depicted riding a horse, charging a Spartan enemy, probably during the Battle of Nemea (Corinthian War). Dexileos wears a chiton, chlamys, and petasos. The enemy, completely naked, is seen in the frontal position. The inscription below the relief says:
Dexileos son of Lysanias of Thorikos.
He was born in the archonship of Teisandros.
he died in that o…
Subject
- Soldier
- archaeological objects
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- stelae
Medium
- marble (rock)
- Marble
Subject
- Soldier
- archaeological objects
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- stelae
Medium
- marble (rock)
- Marble
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Creation date
- 394 BC
- 0394
Temporal
- 4th century BC
Current location
- https://sws.geonames.org/8740118/kerameikos.html
Identifier
- #128729
Language
- GRC
- grc
Is part of
- Europeana Archaeology
Year
- -394
Providing country
- Italy
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-09-23T12:51:49.346Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-01-08T00:03:12.662Z