Attributed to the Demagora Master
Greek; Halai Aixonides, Athens
Fragment of a Funerary Lekythos (Monument in the Shape of an Oil Jar)
INV-1984
Attributed to the Demagora Master
Greek; Halai Aixonides, Athens4th century BCE
Fragment of a Funerary Lekythos (Monument in the Shape of an Oil Jar)
Attributed to the Demagora Master Greek; Halai Aixonides, Athens →greekancientmarblevessel
Date
4th century BCE
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
55.3 × 43.7 × 17.2 cm (22 × 17 1/4 × 6 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Katherine K. Adler Memorial Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Alexander Classical Endowment Fund, Costa A. Pandaleon Greek Art Memorial Fund, and David P. Earle III Fund
This stone fragment takes the shape of a lekythos, a small terracotta jar of oil that was often left at a grave just as we might leave flowers today. Inscriptions identify the three figures. The bearded man at left is named Leon and was from Halai (located northwest of Athens). He clasps hands with Demagora, who sits before him and is presumably his wife. Their daughter, Helike, stands behind her mother and watches the couple bid an eternal farewell, although it is unclear which of the three has died. Only prominent families would have had the means to immortalize their loved ones by having their names set in stone.
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