dexiosis

image:ArsameiaDexiosis.jpg or Antiochus I of Commagene shaking hands with Hercules]]

image:Dexiosis Petit Palais ADUT00349.jpg 5th century BCE]]

Dexiosis (Greek: δεξίωσις dexiōsis, 'greeting' to δεξιόομαι dexioomai‚ 'to give (someone) the right (hand)' δεξιός, dexios 'right'; Latin: dextrarum iunctio‚ 'joining together of the right hands'), in the fine arts, is the representation of two people offering each other their right hand.[https://www.iamgreece.org/culture/history/dexiosis-handshake/ Stelae and vases showing Dexiosis instances] Retrieved 2023-07-29.

The dexiosis reliefs from Commagene are well known in which the then ruler is shown shaking hands with gods. Dexiosis reliefs are also known from Roman gravestones, which show the deceased with their spouses.{{citation|author=Nevzat Çevik |date=2014 |title=Art et civilisation de l'orient hellénisé: Rencontres et échanges culturels d'Alexandre aux Sassanides|chapter=Nemrud Dağ of Commagene: Dexiosis of East and West |isbn=978-2-70-8409835 |pages= 185–190|publisher=Picard }}. Similarly, dexiosis reliefs are found on ancient coins and are they are intended to show bonds between two cities by shaking hands.

Portrayals of dexiosis are also known from much earlier times on vase paintings.