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English: Funerary stele from Nicomedia (modern İzmit) in Bithynia, white marble, ca. 120 BC. The inscription reads: Θράσων Διογένους τήνδε ἀνέστησεν στυλλεῖδαν υἱῶν β’ Δεξιφάνους ἐτῶν ε’ Ξράσοωνος ἐτῶν δ’ Ἑρμῆ θρέψαντος αὐτῶν ἐτῶν κε’ ἐν τῇ συμπτώσει τοῦ σεισμοῦ οὕτως αὐτὰ περιειλήφει / “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.”
Français : 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. »
Dimensions H. 45 cm (17 ½ in.), W. 40 cm (15 ½ in.), D. 6.5 cm (2 ½ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Greek Antiquities, Denon, ground floor, room 2
Accession number
Ma 4498 (MND 1770)
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
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2005)

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