tombstone

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Object Type
Museum number: 1864,0331.3
Description: Inscribed limestone tombstone of Timocrates: a bearded man reclines at a banquet, attended by a diminutive servant. A veiled woman sits at the foot of the couch. Below the Greek inscription is part of a mounted warrior, possibly a Thracian warrior-god. The borders of the relief are decorated with vines, and the sides with snakes. The inscription states that the monument was erected by Timocrates for his wife, his son and himself.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 2ndC
Production place: Made in: Tomis (probably)
Materials
Dimensions: Height: 2.13 metres (about); Width: 0.83 metres (about)
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references: Sculpture / Catalogue of Greek Sculpture in the British Museum (742); Inscription / The Collection of Ancient Greek Inscriptions in the British Museum (177)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: feast/banquet; deity; reptile
Associated names
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1864
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1864,0331.3

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