Title: Roman Stone Stele Tablet Carving Depicting A Gladiator Or Athlete
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Period: Antiquity
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Condition: Museum Quality
Item Date: 2nd century BC/AD
Item ID: 6195
FUNERARY STELE OF A GLADIATOR. ROMAN MARBLE STELE OF A GLADIATOR, c. 2nd century BC/AD. The stele carved with the bust of robust bull-necked man with short cropped hair wearing a shoulder pad, a gladiator or possibly a known athlete. The inscription in Greek reading:ETOUS(RorI?)(G with line above)G(M with line above)LUDNAIOU B [Year 103, Month of Lydnaios, 2nd day]ARISTONEIKOS (?? possibly OE?) TWN(L with line above) ???? [Aristoneikos ???? of the ???] AMMIAS TON UION MHTROPO- [Ammias for her son, Metropolis]LIS TON ANDRA ARISTONEIKH [For her husband, Aristoneike]TON PATERA AMMIAS TON [For her father, Ammias for her]ADELFON TROFIMOS TON [Brother, Trophimos for his]TON G(F?)EN QERIDEA [???? ]ERMOGENHS AMMIAS TON [Hermogenes and Ammias for their]GAMBRON ARISTONEIKOS TON [Son-in-law, Aristoneikos for]ADELFIDEA F(AorL?)(U?)STOS TROFI- [His nephew, ??? Trophimos]MOS TON QREYANTA OI SUN [For the one having reared him]GENIS PANTES ARISTONEI- [All the relatives. Aristoneikos]KE CAIRE [farewell] 18.5 x 27.5 x 4 inches. Provenance: Purchased by the current owner in the late 1990's on the European market from the collection of a European CEO. An exceptionally rare depiction of an ancient gladiator or athlete! All of the art is edited and chosen by us for its high quality and workmanship before posting. These collectibles have been selected with the artist & collector in mind. We are committed to enhancing our customer’s lives by discovering creating, and pointing out only the best art we can find in the world today. We Are Taste-Makers, Art Advisers, Consultants & Publishers Of Spectacular Art Stories. Our job is to be intermediaries between buyers and sellers. We are vetting for high end art patrons. We are determined to catalog the world's most exceptional art and share it with everyone.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stele
A stele (plural steles, from Greek: stela (plural stelas or stelae, from Latin) is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected as a monument, very often for funerary or commemorative purposes. Stelae may be used for government notices or as territorial markers to mark borders or delineate land ownership. They very often have texts and may have decoration, which may be inscribed, carved in relief (bas, high, etc.), or painted onto the slab. Traditional Western gravestones are technically stelae, but are very rarely described by the term.
