A Roman marble stele circa 2nd century AD carved in low relief two olive wreaths, enclosing Greek lettering (left) O ΔHMOΣ and (right) OI NEOI and below, ΔHMHTPION | MHTPOΔΩPOY | TOY ΛEYKIOY The People (and) the Young Men (honour) Demetrios, (son) of Metrodoros, (the son) of Leukios, 60cm high, 50cm wide, 23cm deep. Provenance Discovered by the present owner in the rockery of their garden, Whiteparish, Wiltshire. Probably originating from Lydia / Caria, Asia Minor, part of the west coast of modern day Turkey, the stele would have been presented in honour to Demetrious for outstanding service from a group of cadets, possibly of which he was part of. This may have been the base for an award, though the shape now appears that it has been altered.
A Roman marble stele circa 2nd century AD carved in low relief two olive wreaths, enclosing Greek lettering (left) O ΔHMOΣ and (right) OI NEOI and below, ΔHMHTPION | MHTPOΔΩPOY | TOY ΛEYKIOY The People (and) the Young Men (honour) Demetrios, (son) of Metrodoros, (the son) of Leukios, 60cm high, 50cm wide, 23cm deep. Provenance Discovered by the present owner in the rockery of their garden, Whiteparish, Wiltshire. Probably originating from Lydia / Caria, Asia Minor, part of the west coast of modern day Turkey, the stele would have been presented in honour to Demetrious for outstanding service from a group of cadets, possibly of which he was part of. This may have been the base for an award, though the shape now appears that it has been altered.
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