This noble image of a woman brings to mind the philosopher aristotle s description of commonly held beliefs about the dead.
Marble stele grave marker of a woman.
It can now be found at the.
The standing woman is named philte.
Marble stele grave marker of a woman.
11 141 on view in.
Marble stele grave marker of a woman ca.
Metropolitan museum of art new york.
Greek attic the incomplete inscription makes clear that the seated woman is the daughter of a man from the deme political district of sounion in attica.
It was used as a grave marker.
This marble stele grave marker of a woman was made in greece in the mid fourth century b c e.
In addition to believing that those who have ended this life are blessed and happy we also think.
84 2 cm stone sculpture.
Some graves in the 18th century also contained.
The stele plural stelae as it is called in an archaeological context is one of the oldest forms of funerary art originally a tombstone was the stone lid of a stone coffin or the coffin itself and a gravestone was the stone slab that was laid over a grave now all three terms are also used for markers placed at the head of the grave.
The standing woman is named philte.
On view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 158.
The stele was kept in england in lowther castle in the collection of the earl of lonsdale richter 1954 53.
400 375 b c greek attic marble parian total h.
Marble stele grave marker of a woman mid 4th century b c at the bohemian national cemetery in chicago illinois on a beautiful summer day.
The grave stele of hegeso most likely sculpted by callimachus is renowned as one of the finest attic grave stelae surviving mostly intact today.
Only the top right portion of the stele remains.
Marble stele grave marker of a youth and a little girl part 3 supported by bloomberg philanthropies due to rights restrictions this image cannot be enlarged viewed at full screen or downloaded.
Marble stele grave marker of a youth and little girl with capital and finial in the form of a sphinx artist.
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It was found in acharnai attica greece in 1811 richter 1954 53.
The incomplete inscription makes clear that the seated woman is the daughter of a man from the deme political district of sounion in attica.
11 185a d f g x date.
Marble stele grave marker of a woman mid 4th century b c.
Marble stele grave marker of a young girl artist.