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Street of Tombs, Kerameikos, Athens, Greece, mass of fourth-century grave monuments.
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Street of Tombs, Kerameikos, Athens, Greece, mass of fourth-century grave monuments.
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Title
Street
of
Tombs
,
Kerameikos
,
Athens
,
Greece
,
mass
of
fourth-century
grave
monuments
.
Cultural Context
Aegean
Ancient Greek
Greek
Athenian
European
Western European
Style/Period
Greek (ancient)
Theme
Architecture (object genre)
Archaeological sites
Ruins
Fragments
Cemeteries
Tombs
Tombstones
Stelae
Monuments
Memorials
Ceremonial structures
Funerary art
Funerary sculpture
Sculpture (visual work)
Bases (object components)
Pedestals
Statues
Figures (representations)
Figurative art
Bulls (animals)
Cattle
Animals
Tails (animal components)
Back views
Reliefs (sculptures)
Scenes (depictions)
Battles
Men (male humans)
Soldiers
Military personnel
Costume (mode of fashion)
Drapery (representations)
Cloaks
Capes (outerwear)
Nudes (representations)
Nudity
Horses
Riding horses (animals)
War horses
Horseback riding
Riding (traveling)
Sitting
Subject
Architecture
Pedestals
Archaeological sites
Ruins
Cemeteries
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Monuments & memorials
Stelae
Sculpture
Bulls
Cattle
Animals
Campaigns & battles
Men
Soldiers
People associated with military activities
Enemies
Clothing & dress
Capes (Clothing)
Nudes
Horses
Horseback riding
Riding
Sitting
Description
[Grave
stele
of
Dexileos
(Dexileus)
on
left]
People Pictured
Dexileus, 414 or 13-394 B.C.
Location Depicted
Kerameikos (Athens, Greece)
Athens (Greece)
Greece
Technique
Sculpting
Carving (processes)
Relief (sculpture techniques)
Work Type
Architecture
Archaeological sites
Ruins
Cemeteries
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Monuments
Monuments & memorials
Source
Connolly, Peter, and Hazel Dodge. The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens & Rome. Oxford; New York: Oxford UP, 1998. (p.[43] bottom)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Connolly courtesy: the author, Peter Connolly.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
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image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
498-26.jpg
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