Panel 3, detail. The judge Aiakos, seated on a chair or rock, is depicted as a venerable old man leaning on his staff. He is, wrapped in a thick yellow'—brown himation, which leaves the breast and one shoulder uncovered (in the usual fashion of ancient Greece). His hair is tied with a fillet and a wreath indicating his function and perhaps also the fact that he is heroised. He faces left, deep in thought before pronouncing his judgement. According to the myth, Aiakos judged the souls who came from Europe, Rhadamanthys those from Asia, and difficult cases were referred to the arbitration of Minos, to ensure impartiality. Aiakos is the main judge of the dead person.

Source: Katerina Rhomiopoulou, “Lefkadia – Ancient Mieza”

Macedonian Tomb 325 – 300 BC