Template:Did you know nominations/Tomb of Menecrates


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:24, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

Tomb of Menecrates

 * ... that the lion of Menecrates (pictured) was thought to be part of the Tomb of Menecrates in Corfu, built for an ancient Korkyrean ambassador who was lost at sea? Source: Archaeological Museum of Corfu website: "The most important and renowned of these monuments is an Assyrian type lion made of local limestone. It constitutes an excellent example of Archaic sculpture and one of the earliest funerary lions, as it is dated to the end of the 7th c. BC. The sculpture is known as the 'Lion of Menecrates', as it was initially thought to have been placed at the top of the Menecrates’ funerary monument. ... The top row of stones bears an epigram in dactylic hexameter, which mentions that the monument is dedicated to Menecrates, son of Tlasias, from Oiantheia (modern Galaxidi), where he served as proxenos (consul) of Corcyra and who lost his life during a voyage.
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Created/expanded by Dr.K. (talk). Self-nominated at 07:47, 13 May 2019 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg GTG. New, long & neutral enough. Hook checks out. Earwig finds nothing. Pic taken by nom is ok. Johnbod (talk) 21:45, 24 May 2019 (UTC)


 * Please note: I have changed the original picture Lion of Menekrates at the Corfu Museum (cropped).jpg with the current one. If anyone prefers the original for the hook, please let me know, so I can change it back both here and in the article. Thank you. Dr.   K.  08:39, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Better still. Johnbod (talk) 14:31, 14 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I think you're on to something here. I agree. Thank you, John. Dr.   K.  15:10, 14 June 2019 (UTC)