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| Keywords: Funerary stele Louvre Ma4498.jpg Funerary stele from Nicomedia modern İzmit in Bithynia white marble ca 120 BC The inscription reads Θράσων Διογένους τήνδε νέστησεν στυλλεῖδαν υἱῶν β Δεξιφάνους ἐτῶν ε Ξράσοωνος ἐτῶν δ Ἑρμῆ θρέψαντος αὐτῶν ἐτῶν κε ἐν τῇ συμ τώσει τοῦ σεισμοῦ οὕτως αὐτὰ εριειλήφει / Thrasōn son of Diogenes erected this funerary stele for his two sons Dexiphanes age 5 and Thrasōn age 4 and for Hermēs age 25 who brought them up In the earthquake collapse so did he hold them in his arms Stèle funéraire de Nicomédie actuelle İzmit en Bithynie marbre blanc v 120 av J -C Porte l'inscription « Thrasôs fils de Diogène a élevé cette stèle funéraire de ses deux fils Dexiphane 5 ans et Thrasôn 4 ans ainsi que d'Hermès 25 ans qui les élevait Ainsi les tenait-il dans ses bras lors de l'écroulement du tremblement de terre » H 45 cm 17 ½ in W 40 cm 15 ½ in D 6 5 cm 2 ½ in Museum Louvre Department of Greek Antiquities Denon ground floor room 2 object history credit line Charles de Peyssonel's collections; King's Cabinet in 1749; on deposit from the Cabinet des Médailles of the French National Library in 1929 accession number Ma 4498 MND 1770 Jastrow 2005 other versions Ancient Greek funerary inscriptions Ancient Greek inscriptions in Paris Ancient Greek funerary steles Slavery in ancient Greece Reliefs of children Greek antiquities in the Louvre - Room 2 Bithynia Children in ancient Greek funerary art | ||||
