Said to have been found in attica.
Marble grave stele with a family group information.
These may be inscribed carved in relief or painted.
It is from the late classical period of greek attic which was completed around ca 360 b c.
Stelae were created for many reasons.
It is a pentelic marble style relief standing at 171 1cm tall carved by a master.
Grave stele with a family group.
The accuracy of the figures compared to egyptian art is commendable.
In the metropolitan museum of art new york city.
The art works show great depths of emotion and detail.
This paper is a formal analysis of the marble grave stele with a family group relief sculpture.
Marble grave stele with a family group.
Attic grave stela marble grave stela with a family group attica c.
Marble grave stele with a family group.
Marble stele grave marker of a youth and a little girl.
And anonymous gift 1951.
Carved by a master this grave stele is one of the most magnificent examples from the classical period.
Despite its ambiguity and solemn sadness the relief conveys an intense though restrained sense of family unity.
Marble grave stele with a family group grave stele of a little girl stephanie sjaastad nancy catandella hwa 160l 112 18 november 2013 ancient greek art is something to be admired.
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.
Grave stele of a little girl is a stone sculpture carved from marble in one piece of a young girl who stands in a relaxed contrapposto stance holding two sleek yet simplistic doves.
These birds may have been her pets because one of the doves.
The few stelae that do depict sorrow or even death are moving and attest to the greek sculptors skill at representing human emotion.