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The Funerary naiskos of Demetria and Pamphile (Greek: Επιτύμβιος ναΐσκος Δημητρίας και Παμφίλης) is an ancient Greek tomb memorial in honour of two deceased women named Demetria and Pamphile, erected in classical Athens around 320 BC, shortly after Pamphile's death.
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Funerary naiskos of Demetria and Pamphile. Pottery found within the grave was used to date the burial to between 430 and 426 BC based on the styles common during that time. [4] The burial is considered to be related to the Athenian plague not only because of the dating of the burial, but also because of the nature of the burial. [4]
Often applied as an artificial motif, it is common in ancient art. It is also found in the funeral architecture of the ancient Attic cemeteries as grave reliefs or shrines with statues, such as the stele of Aristonautes from Kerameikos in Athens [1] and in the black-figure and red-figure pottery of ancient Greece at the Loutrophoros and the Lekythos and the red-figure wares of Apulia in South ...
The collection of 21 tombs contained hundreds of artifacts, photos show. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...
Pictures that have been released show a long-fingered hand and fairly well-preserved boots. Numerous artifacts have been found with her including Mongolian clothes, an embroidered bag, and clay ...
The first steles were dated from the Early Bronze Age, around 2000 B.C.The use of steles as grave markers gained popularity in Kerameikos around the Protogeometric period c.a. 950 B.C.E. until they fell out of style around the 8th century C.E. [3] The site was first excavated in 1870 by German archaeologists looking for grave-goods. [4]
Researchers at Panama’s El Caño Archaeological Park found an ancient tomb filled with gold offerings and sacrificial victims buried to accompany a dead elite leader.