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Grave stele
Greek
Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
about 325 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Marble, from Mt. Hymettos near Athens
Dimensions
Overall: 82 x 46 cm (32 5/16 x 18 1/8 in.)
107 LBS mounted DV add 5 for wall cleat
107 LBS mounted DV add 5 for wall cleat
Credit Line
Classical Department Exchange Fund
Accession Number1979.511
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), no. 009.
DescriptionAn ornate loutrophoros is carved in medium-high relief on the stele, which is broken at the top and the bottom.
Scientific Analysis:
University of South Florida Lab No. 8414: Isotope ratios - delta13C +2.5 / delta18O -1.4,
Attribution - Mt. Hymettos. Justification - C and O isotopes, fine grain, Attic style
Scientific Analysis:
University of South Florida Lab No. 8414: Isotope ratios - delta13C +2.5 / delta18O -1.4,
Attribution - Mt. Hymettos. Justification - C and O isotopes, fine grain, Attic style
ProvenanceBy 1926: Ernest Brummer Collection and Brummer Gallery, New York (acquired by Joseph and Ernest Brummer in 1926); by 1979 with Galerie Koller, Rämistrasse 8, Zurich, Switzerland (auction of the Ernest Brummer Collection, October 19, 1979, lot 609); purchased by MFA from Galerie Koller on November 14, 1979