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tombstone
Object Type
tombstone
Museum number
1816,0610.384
Description
Marble tombstone with a horseman and attendant, inscribed with 'After many pleasant sports with my companions I, who sprang from earth, am earth once more. I am Aristokles son of Menon'.
Production date
350BC
(circa)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Athens
Materials
marble
Dimensions
Height:
81.28 centimetres
Width:
45.72 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Inscription is mentioned in E.M. Forster's Commonplace Book.
Bibliographic references
Sculpture / Catalogue of Greek Sculpture in the British Museum
(638)
Inscription / The Collection of Ancient Greek Inscriptions in the British Museum
(92)
CIG
(749)
Location
On display
(G20)
Subjects
equestrian
attendant
Associated names
Named in inscription & portrayed:
Aristokles, Son of Menon
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
Acquisition date
1816
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1816,0610.384