https://digitalexhibits.hollins.edu/files/original/9026ceb1a2712727186d453d98df3aa6.JPG 5fe62f4ef381c9f8cfccf8e3f37b6b46 https://digitalexhibits.hollins.edu/files/original/c64620eae8a28fcb7c0128e72f747b08.JPG 569a9b928373ed01be159d7a039ff985 https://digitalexhibits.hollins.edu/files/original/13217824c0deed790d41899229ffa5d5.JPG 7df6e02f92d1d4a295460f7a7bc99730 https://digitalexhibits.hollins.edu/files/original/b493f713611bf2c8498b25ea1efa5cdb.JPG 21122e434823ec5f861658fd331c5fb0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Greek in the Wild: Inscriptions Explained Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Images provided for non-commercial research and reference use only. No permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Should you have use questions or any legal concerns about this image or collection, please contact the library. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ancient Greece Description An account of the resource The Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic works of art in this collection were all displayed with an accompanying inscription in ancient Greek. The interaction between the visual image and inscribed text can illuminate the function, meaning, and impact of the artistic object. The inscriptions are epitaphs, dedications, signatures, historical records, and literary records that contextualize the artistic production of ancient Greece in a variety of ways. <a href="http://digitalexhibits.hollins.edu/exhibits/show/greekinthewild/introduction">View the interactive exhibit</a>. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pria Jackson, Amanda McVey, Amelia Verkerk, Tina Salowey Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Philourgos Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Akráfnion, Boeotia, Central Greece and Euboea, Greece Thebes, Boeotia, Central Greece and Euboea, Greece Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seth Estrin, "Cold Comfort: Empathy and Memory in an Archaic Funerary Monument from Akraiphia." Classical Antiquity, vol 35, no 2 (2016) 189-214; Jeffrey Henderson, The Maculate Muse. (rev. Ed. 1991) Subject The topic of the resource Greece, Ancient funerary art Boeotian (general) Language A language of the resource Ancient Greek Type The nature or genre of the resource stelae Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context akraiphia_01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 520-510 BCE Title A name given to the resource Akraiphia Grave Stelae Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pria Jackson, Tina Salowey (photo) Description An account of the resource This grave stele marks the tomb of a young man named Mnasitheos. His likeness is depicted in a high relief on the stone unclothed and in profile facing left. He stands on a predella with legs separated as if walking forward. With his right hand, he holds a small flower bud up to his nose. The viewer can infer that the flower's scent is pleasing because he is carved to have an archaic smile. Archaic smiles like these were commonly used by 6th-century Greek sculptors to infuse a sense of liveliness and good cheer into their works. Mnasitheos, with his left hand, holds a rooster before him, covering his groin region. Male sexual organs were lewdly linked in Attic Greek with many animals including sparrows but the word rooster (ἀλέκτωρ) cannot stand in for any of the many ancient words for penis making it unlikely that the sculptor was playing with his words. Rather these symbols, the flower and the rooster, are motifs of a common type of love-gift given by erastes (ἐραστής) to their young eromenos' (ἐρώμενος). The practice of giving these gifts was likely been in reference to the god Eros' connection with the bird. Underneath the feet of the rooster, the following inscription is written "ΜΝΑΣΙΘΕΙΟ:ΜΝΕΜΕΙ/ΜΙ ΕΠΟΔΟΙ:ΚΑΛΟΝ / ΑΛΑΜΕΘΕΚΕΝ:ΠΥΡΙ / ΨΟΣ:ΑΡΨΑΙΕΣ:ΑΝΤΙ / ΦΙΛΕΜΟΣΥΝΕΣ." Another inscription is written beneath the ledge on which Mnasitheos stands. It reads "ΦΙΛΟΡΓΟΣ: ΕΠΟΙΕΕΝ." ON STONE: ΜΝΑΣΙΘΕΙΟ:ΜΝΕΜΕΙ / ΜΙΕΠΟΔΟΙ:ΚΑΛΟΝ / ΑΛΑΜΕΘΕΚΕΝ:ΠΥΡΙ / ΨΟΣ:ΑΡΨΑΙΕΣ:ΑΝΤΙ / ΦΙΛΕΜΟΣΥΝΕΣ / ΦΙΛΟΡΓΟΣ:ΕΠΟΙΕ / ΕΝ TRANSCRIBED: Μνασιθείο: μνɛμ ’ εἰμὶ ἐπ’ ὀδõι: καλόν: ἀλά μ’ ἔθεκεν: Πύριχος: ἀρχαίες: ἀντὶφιλεμοσύνες. Φιλορος ἐποίε<σ>εν TRANSLATION: "Of Mnasitheos, I am the lovely remembrance on the road. Ah, but Pyrichos erected me here for old times sake. Philorgos made it." Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource marble (rock) bas-relief (sculpture technique); inscriptions Relation A related resource Part of <a href="http://digitalexhibits.hollins.edu/exhibits/show/greekinthewild/introduction">Greek in the Wild: Inscriptions Explained</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Images provided for non-commercial research and reference use only. No permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Should you have use questions or any legal concerns about this image or collection, please contact the <a href="http://presslib.hollins.edu/">Wyndham Robertson Library</a>. funerary grave stele greek in the wild inscription