Grave stele with seated female and standing male clasping hands in gesture of dexiosis.
Title
Grave stele with seated female and standing male clasping hands in gesture of dexiosis .
Date
360-340 BCE
Cultural Context
Aegean Ancient Greek Greek European Western European
Style/Period
Greek (ancient) Classical Late Classical
Subject
Sculpture Stelae Monuments Monuments & memorials Men Women Clothing & dress Hairstyles Beards Holding hands Gestures Sitting Furniture Seating furniture Chairs Stools Palms Rosettes Anthemia Leaves Acanthi Flowers Plants
Description
Attic workshop . Provenance unknown .
Material
Pentelic marble Marble (rock) Rock Stone (rock)
Measurements
Preserved h: 1.43 m, max. w: 0.358 m, max. th: 0.115 m
Technique
Sculpting Carving (processes) Relief (sculpture techniques)
Work Type
Sculpture Reliefs (sculptures) Stelae Monuments Monuments & memorials
Repository
National Archaeological Museum (Athens, Greece)
Source
Kaltsas, Nikolaos, and Alan Shapiro, eds. Worshiping Women: Ritual and Reality in Classical Athens. New York: Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA), 2008. (p.[347], cat.154)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kaltsas courtesy: Athens, National Archaeological Museum, 755; "This catalogue is issued in conjunction with the exhibition Worshiping Women: Ritual and Reality in Classical Athens held at the Onassis Cultural Center, December 10, 2008 - May 9, 2009. Copyright © 2008 Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation (USA), New York, N.Y. 10022; Hellenic Ministry of Culture."
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 1110-16.jpg
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