| Date | early 20th century (plaster cast), 390-370 BC (original) |
|---|---|
| Object type | relief |
| Medium, technique | plaster |
| Dimensions | 109 x 65 x 13 cm |
| Inventory number | Ag.228 |
| Collection | Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts |
| On view | Star Fortress (Komárom), Athenian men and women from the fourth century BC, Corridor A |
The stele, which is closed with a tympanon, shows two men. On the right, a bearded, elderly man is seated on a backless chair with a footstool. According to the inscription engraved on the tympanon, his name was Praxiteles. Theodoros, a young man with short hair, stands opposite him. They hold hands (dexiosis): the two men — perhaps father and son — were very close, even beyond the grave. Both wear only a mantle, which leaves the muscular chest bare. The stele thus depicts them both as athletes and as good citizens.
Hekler, Antal, Az antik gipszgyűjtemény I-II., Budapest, 1919-1920, 1923, no. 248.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.
