Marble grave stele with a family group.
Marble grave stele with a family group information.
Said to have been found in attica.
The accuracy of the figures compared to egyptian art is commendable.
These may be inscribed carved in relief or painted.
Stelae were created for many reasons.
Grave stele with a family group.
This paper is a formal analysis of the marble grave stele with a family group relief sculpture.
In the metropolitan museum of art new york city.
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.
Carved by a master this grave stele is one of the most magnificent examples from the classical period.
It is from the late classical period of greek attic which was completed around ca 360 b c.
These birds may have been her pets because one of the doves.
The girl gazes serenely and peacefully at her birds.
And anonymous gift 1951.
Marble grave stele with a family group.
It is a pentelic marble style relief standing at 171 1cm tall carved by a master.
The few stelae that do depict sorrow or even death are moving and attest to the greek sculptors skill at representing human emotion.
Attic grave stela marble grave stela with a family group attica c.
The art works show great depths of emotion and detail.
Marble stele grave marker of a youth and a little girl.
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.
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.