23.3. until 27.10.2024

The special exhibition “What remains of the End – Death and Remembrance in Greece” at the Pompejanum in Aschaffenburg focuses on the burial and death rituals of ancient Greece. Precious objects from the holdings of the State Collections of Antiquities in Munich form the starting point for dealing with this topic. Grave finds and vase paintings bear witness to communal mourning for the deceased, his journey to the underworld or the recurring visits of the bereaved to the grave. They reveal both social expectations and personal hopes for a lasting memory of the relatives.

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The family mourns the young man, attic red-figure loutrophore, c. 440 BC.

Statuette of a deceased or one of his relatives, late 4th/1st half of 3rd century BC.

Hermes waiting for a deceased, Attic white-ground lekythos, c. 440/430 BC.