The grave stele of a little girl is a beautiful relief of what appears to be a.
Marble grave stele with a family group.
Marble grave stele with a family group ca.
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Marble grave stele with a family group ca.
The accuracy of the figures compared to egyptian art is commendable the art works show great depths of emotion and detail.
It is from the late classical period of greek attic which was completed around ca 360 b c.
These may be inscribed carved in relief or painted.
Both the seated man and the veiled woman behind him stare straight ahead as if the young woman who.
It is a pentelic marble style relief standing at 171 1cm tall carved by a master.
A stele ˈ s t iː l i stee lee or occasionally stela plural stelas or stelæ when derived from latin is a stone or wooden slab generally taller than it is wide erected in the ancient world as a monument the surface of the stele often has text ornamentation or both.
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Marble grave stele with a family group ca.
Despite its ambiguity and solemn sadness the relief conveys an intense though restrained sense of family unity.
Ancient greek grave stele with a family group.
360 b c pentelic marble 67 3 8 in.
Stelae were created for many reasons.
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From the metropolitan museum of art unknown greek marble grave stele with a family group ca.
Because the framing niche that once surrounded this relief is missing there are no inscriptions that might identify the.
Marble grave stele with a family group.
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Because the framing niche that once surrounded this relief is missing there are no inscriptions that might identify the deceased.
Marble grave stele with a family group.
Carved by a master this grave stele is one of the most magnificent examples from the classical period.
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Does she mourn her dead father or is she the sole survivor of the group.
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