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Naiskos
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Also known as naiskoi

thumb|200px|Funerary naiskos of Aristonautes|Funerary naiskos of Aristonautes from the [[Kerameikos, 330–310 BC, marble, h. 2.91 m]] thumb|Naiskoi from Anatolia|Asia Minor, 6th century BC The naiskos (: naiskoi; , diminutive of ναός, "temple") is a small temple in classical order with columns or pillars and pediment.

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thumb|200px|Funerary naiskos of Aristonautes|Funerary naiskos of Aristonautes from the [[Kerameikos, 330–310 BC, marble, h. 2.91 m]] thumb|Naiskoi from Anatolia|Asia Minor, 6th century BC The naiskos (: naiskoi; , diminutive of ναός, "temple") is a small temple in classical order with columns or pillars and pediment.

==Ancient Greece== Often applied as an artificial motif, it is common in ancient art. It is also found in the funeral architecture of the ancient Attic cemeteries as grave reliefs or shrines with statues, such as the stele of Aristonautes from Kerameikos in Athens and in the black-figure and red-figure pottery of ancient Greece at the Loutrophoros and the Lekythos and the red-figure wares of Apulia in Southern Italy.

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