Does she mourn her dead father or is she the sole survivor of the group.
Marble grave stele with a family group information.
Marble stele grave marker of a youth and a little girl.
Marble grave stele with a family group.
The accuracy of the figures compared to egyptian art is commendable.
These may be inscribed carved in relief or painted.
Despite its ambiguity and solemn sadness the relief conveys an intense though restrained sense of family unity.
Carved by a master this grave stele is one of the most magnificent examples from the classical period.
Said to have been found in attica.
It is from the late classical period of greek attic which was completed around ca 360 b c.
Stelae were created for many reasons.
These birds may have been her pets because one of the doves.
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.
The few stelae that do depict sorrow or even death are moving and attest to the greek sculptors skill at representing human emotion.
Marble grave stele with a family group.
Apr 8 2013 period.
The girl gazes serenely and peacefully at her birds.
And anonymous gift 1951.
This paper is a formal analysis of the marble grave stele with a family group relief sculpture.
Attic grave stela marble grave stela with a family group attica c.
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.
In the metropolitan museum of art new york city.
Grave stele with a family group.