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Stele of Neokles and Aristoteles
Read the names of Neokles and his son Aristoteles above their carved farewell on an Athenian marble grave stele.
Open interactive exhibit ↗At a glance
- Collection number
- 1977.52
- Date
- About 375 BCE
- Origin
- Attica, Greece
- Language
- Greek
- Material
- Marble
Translation
Neokles of Kikynna. Aristoteles, son of Neokles, of Kikynna.
English rendering of the two columns transcribed in Latin letters by the museum. Kikynna was an Athenian deme, a local civic district. The original Greek letterforms remain visible on the scan.
Neokles
NEOKLES KIKYNNEUS
Neokles of Kikynna.
The left column names the seated father and his civic district.
Aristoteles
ARISTOTELES NEOKLEOUS KIKYNNEUS
Aristoteles, son of Neokles, of Kikynna.
The right column names the standing son, his father and their civic district.
A father and son
Neokles sits on the left and holds out his hand to his standing son. Both wear a himation, a Greek cloak.
A revised inscription
The museum notes a deeper background and less regular lettering in the right column, evidence that an earlier inscription was replaced.
Date and material
The monument was carved in Pentelic marble around 375 BCE. The catalogue records a height of 98 cm, or 142 cm with its restored top.
Original object and sources
Museum 3D scan of inventory 1977.52. Original surface retained; display regions identify the two inscribed columns. No letters have been reconstructed.
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