Tombstone of Abaskantos
Dublin Core
Title
Tombstone of Abaskantos
Date
15/04/2016
Contributor
AXA
Identifier
RO.MI.TO.2016.036
Coverage
Country: Romania (RO)
Province: Constanța (CO)
Site: Tomis (TO)
Roman Province: Moesia Inferior (MI)/Scythia Minor (SM)
Date: Late 2nd/3th century CE
Province: Constanța (CO)
Site: Tomis (TO)
Roman Province: Moesia Inferior (MI)/Scythia Minor (SM)
Date: Late 2nd/3th century CE
Publisher
AKA Inventory #: Museum of National History and Archaeology. Constanta 34
Source
Findspot: In situ
Findspot Description: Inscribed tombstone with sculptural decoration found in Tomis, modern Constanța, Romania.
Findspot Attestation: Covacef, Zaharia. 2011. Ancient Sculpture in the Permanent Exhibition of the Museum of National History and Archaeology. Constanța. 202 Nr. 93
Findspot Description: Inscribed tombstone with sculptural decoration found in Tomis, modern Constanța, Romania.
Findspot Attestation: Covacef, Zaharia. 2011. Ancient Sculpture in the Permanent Exhibition of the Museum of National History and Archaeology. Constanța. 202 Nr. 93
Type
Object/Funerary/Inscription
Format
Marble
Description
Sepulchral monument with "top frame with funeral feast : Woman on kline , left man on folding chairs, right standing woman (daughter), two servants, small table with food . In the lower field Thracian Horseman with Dog, Tree in front of him with snake and altar ".
Iconography:
Gravestone depicting a banquet scene in which five figures seem to partake: a woman seated over the kline assisted by a younger woman while a man sits on a chair at the foot. Two younger figures observe. The woman seated over the couch seems to be dying, according to Covacef. The presence of the Thracian Rider in the lower relief may indicate a desire to invest the deceased with a heroic quality. The horse is galloping towards the right approaching an altar, a tree and a snake. A dog is also part of the scene.
Gravestone depicting a banquet scene in which five figures seem to partake: a woman seated over the kline assisted by a younger woman while a man sits on a chair at the foot. Two younger figures observe. The woman seated over the couch seems to be dying, according to Covacef. The presence of the Thracian Rider in the lower relief may indicate a desire to invest the deceased with a heroic quality. The horse is galloping towards the right approaching an altar, a tree and a snake. A dog is also part of the scene.
Epigraphy:
Ἀβάσκαντος Σωκράτου / τὴν στήλην ζῶν καὶ φρενῶν / ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων κατεσκευούασεν // ἑαυτῷ καὶ τῇ συνβίῳ Ζωσίμῃ / ζ̣ησάσῃ ἀμένπτως παρ’ ἐμοί· / χαῖρε παροδῖτα
Ἀβάσκαντος Σωκράτου / τὴν στήλην ζῶν καὶ φρενῶν / ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων κατεσκευούασεν // ἑαυτῷ καὶ τῇ συνβίῳ Ζωσίμῃ / ζ̣ησάσῃ ἀμένπτως παρ’ ἐμοί· / χαῖρε παροδῖτα
Select Bibliography
IScM II 294
IScM II 294
UBI ERAT LUPA: http://www.ubi-erat-lupa.org/monument.php?id=21258 (Retrieved 4/15/2016)
Packard Humanities Institute, Greek Inscriptions: http://epigraphy.packhum.org/text/173394?bookid=199&location=1132 (Retrieved 4/15/2016)
Conrad, Sven. 2004. Die Grabstelen aus Moesia inferior. Leipzig. 188 Nr. 2136
Covacef, Zaharia. 2011. Ancient Sculpture in the Permanent Exhibition of the Museum of National History and Archaeology. Constanta. 202 Nr. 93
Creator
Local
Subject
Tombstone, inscription, banquet, stele, snake, child, Thracian Rider, snake, altar, tree, dog
Rights
National Museum of History and Archaeology (Constanța, Romania).
Relation
[no text]
Language
[no text]
Files
Citation
Local, “Tombstone of Abaskantos,” Archaeology of the Later Roman Empire and SEEDD at FSU, accessed March 29, 2024, https://arh41545161lateromanarch.omeka.net/items/show/23.