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English: Bull from the grave enclosure of Dionysios of Kollytos, near the Way of the Tombs. The bull stood on a high pedestal in the middle of the grave enclosure, behind a naiskos on which were carved epigrams and the name and patronymic of the deceased, Dionysios, son of Alphinos. Dionysos, who died unmarried, lived in the deme of Kollytos, near the Kerameikos, and on the island of Samos where he served a treasurer of the Heraion, for the year 346/5 BCE. Marble, 345-340 BCE, Athenes, Greece.
Français : Taureau funéraire de la tombe de Dionysios de Kollytos, près du Chemin des Tombes. Cette statue se tenait sur un socle élevé au milieu de l'enclos de la tombe, derrière un naiskos sur lequel étaient gravés épigrammes, nom et patronyme du défunt, Dionysios, fils d'Alphinos. L'homme, qui mourut célibataire, habitait dans le dème de Kollytos près du Céramique, ainsi que sur l'île de Samos, où il était employé comme trésorier du Heraion dans les années 346/346 avant J.C. Marbre, vers 345-340 av. JC.
institution QS:P195,Q2574469
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Camera location37° 58′ 40.89″ N, 23° 43′ 01.12″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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