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| Keywords: Stele of Demokles son of Amphilochus BM GR1772.7-3.2.jpg Funerary stele of Demokles son of Amphilochus Stèle funéraire de Démoclès fils d'Amphiloque full form Τὸν ινυτὸν κατὰ άντα καὶ ἔξοχον ἐν ολιήταις / νέρα γηραλ έ ου τέρματ' ἔχοντα βίου / Αἴδεω νυχίοιο μέλας ὑ εδέξατο κόλ ος / εὐσεβέων θ' ὁσίην εὔνασεν ἐς κλισίην / μνῆμα δ' οφθιμένοιο αρὰ τρηχῆαν ταρ ὸν / τοῦτο άïς κεδνῇ τεῦξε σὺν εὐνετίδι / ξεῖνε σὺ δ' είσας Δημοκλέος υἱέα χαίρειν / Δημοκλέα στείχοις βλαβὲς ἴχνος ἔχων grc The man who was wise in all things and eminent among the citizens reaching the end of a long life the black bosom of gloomy Hades welcomed him and laid him on the hallowed couch of the pious This memorial of one who perished along a rough path his son set up together with his wedded wife Stranger having bidden farewell to Demokles son of Demokles May you travel with safe footsteps trans B F Cook CIG 3256 - 199 1 AD marble cm 137 53 11 43 Institution British Museum Department of Greek Roman Antiquities room 78 459526 object history Smyrna credit line ProvenanceEvent gift Matthew Duane Thomas Tyrwhitt 1772 accession number GR 1772 7-3 2 Inscription 1024 Sculpture 703 own photo date 2012-02-11 User Jastrow/cc-by-2 5 artwork license PD-old-100-1923 photo license Cc-by-2 5 Ancient Greek funerary steles in the United Kingdom Room 78 British Museum Taken with Nikon D300s Taken with AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2 8G IF-ED | ||||
