E. Voutiras, in G. Despinis, Th. Stephanidou-Tiveriou and E. Voutiras, Catalogue of sculpture in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, I, pages 85-87, illustrations 138 and 139. Thessaloniki, 1997. In Greek, Κατάλογος γλυπτών του αρχαιολογικού μουσείο θεσσαλονίκης II, 2003.

Ariane Elisabeth Tatas, Die figürlichen Grabstelen im römischen Thessaloniki, pages 17 and 134 and Abbildungen (photos) 1 and 2. MA thesis. Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, 2009. (PDF document)

The marble grave stele of Dionysophon, son of Hippostratos, discovered in 1945 at the necropolis of the ancient Mygdonian city of Lete (Λητή), at Derveni, northeast of Thessaloniki. The stele was found in two parts, in good condition, each with well-sculpted, detailed reliefs. The monument had been reused for a Christian grave.

The relief on the left slab shows two standing women, wearing cloaks, part of which cover the top of their heads (i.e. "veiled"). Their heads are turned to the right to face the men on the other side of the relief. Behind them stand two smaller female servants, in profile facing left, carved in lower relief and in a different, more schematic style.

The relief on the right slab shows to young men facing forwards. Between them is a smaller boy servant, above whose head is the head of a horse in profile facing left and a tree with a snake (typical symbols of hero reliefs). The Inscription at the top left of the slab states:

Διονυσοφῶν Ἱπποστράτου χαῖρε.
Εὔανδρος Εὐάνδρου Βεροιαῖος ἐποίει.

Dionysophon, son of Hippostratos, greetings.
Evandros, son of Evandros, of Veroea made it.

Inscription SEG 17:318.

Left slab with two women, Inv. No. 1935A. Height 130 cm, width 82/78 cm, depth 6,5 cm.

Like the stele signed by Evandros, this funerary monument was discovered in 1945 at the necropolis of Lete at Derveni, and had also been reused for a Christian grave. It is in three parts, in good condition, apart from a missing head on the left slab and parts of the edges of the middle and right slab.

Although the iconography and composition of the relief are similar to that of the stele by Evandros, and typical of the period, the style and treatment of the figures are quite different.

The relief on the left and middle slab show three standing male figures in cloaks, perhaps sons of Evlandros. The figure on the left faces the other two who face forwards. Behind the central figure is a horse facing right, and between him and the right-hand figure is a much smaller male servant, apparently holding the reigns of the horse. The face of the right-hand figure has been sculpted in a decidedly different style to the other main figures on the stele. On the right of the middle slab is part of a horse facing left, which continues on the right slab. Below the horse's head are two small male servants.

On the right slab two standing females in cloaks face forward. Between and to the right of them are small female servants. The servants and horses are in lower relief than the five main figures.

Inscriptions on the left and middle slabs run across the top ledge of the stele. The inscription on the left slab is fragmentary.

Left slab:
[– –]αιος Εὐλάνδ[ρου],
[– – – – –]Ρ[– – –]εύς·

Middle slab, left:
Ἀντίγονος Εὐλάνδρου

Middle slab, right:
Ἀντίγονος
Εὐλάνδρου

Inscription SEG 47:905.

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