Funerary stela of Leontion, Aischylos and Damoxena

Classification

funerary stela

Culture

Greek (culture)

Dimensions

53 × 41 cm

Date

3rd–2nd century B.C.

Period

Classical Period (480–323)

Material

limestone ; material analysis

Iconography

acroterium ; pilaster ; architectural frame ; tympanon (architectural element)

Findspot

Kerkyra (Corfu)

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Nani Collection ; Arndt, Paul (1865–1937)

Inventory

4747

Hyp-3963

References

Hekler 1929, 40, no. 28; Calvelli–Crema–Luciani 2017, 267, no. 7

Material analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the stela was made of Kerkyran limestone. Click here for the detailed results.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.