Stele of the Samakion
The stele of the Samakion , also Samakion stele , is a simple marble stele in the ancient Athenian cemetery Kerameikos .
The stele of the Samakion was erected east of the Koroibos burial area , next to a stele without an inscription and the stele of the rider Menes . It is a simple stele that is 165 centimeters high. It consists of two parts and is in a base of Piräuskalk anchored. The stele shaft consists of the bluish-gray marble of the hymetto , a separately manufactured profile made of pentelic marble , fastened with iron dowels, closes the stele at the top. The Samakion stele was found during excavations in the spring of 1870 and originally stood on a tumulus . Later excavations between 1937 and 1940 also found the associated grave under Karl Kübler .
The inscription applied reads Samakion, the daughter of Hippocles from the Demos Eitea . The father was probably Hippocles , son of Demokles from the Demos Eitea, who was honored with a golden wreath by the Demotes Eiteas for his services. It is not clear whether Eitea was the demos in the Phyle Akamantis or in the Phyle Antiochis . The letter shape of the Samakion stele suggests that it was made in the last quarter of the 4th century BC. Close, which due to the grave luxury law (317/307 BC) further restricts the construction time.
literature
- Alexander Conze (ed.): The Attic grave reliefs. Volume 3. Spemann, Berlin 1906, p. 305 No. 1430 ( digitized version ). Plate 295 ( digitized version ).
- Frank Hildebrandt: The Attic name steles. Investigations on steles from the 5th and 4th centuries BC Chr. Frank & Timme, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-86596-072-3 , pp. 355-356 cat. No. 292.
- Jutta Stroszeck : The Kerameikos in Athens. History, buildings and monuments in the archaeological park. Bibliopolis, Athens 2014, ISBN 978-3-943741-04-9 , p. 216.
Remarks
- ↑ Inscriptiones Graecae II² 6007 .