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Marble stele (grave marker) of a woman
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Title:
Marble stele (grave marker) of a woman
Caption:
Marble stele (grave marker) of a woman. Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 48 1/16 in. (122 cm). Date: mid-4th century B.C..
This noble image of a woman brings to mind the philosopher Aristotle's description of commonly held beliefs about the dead: "In addition to believing that those who have ended this life are blessed and happy, we also think that to say anything false or slanderous against them is impious, from our feeling that it is directed against those who have already become our betters and superiors" (Of the Soul, quoted in Plutarch, A Letter to Apollonius 27). Larger than life and seated on a thronelike chair, this figure assumes almost heroic proportions.
Technique/material:
Marble
Period:
LATE CLASSICAL
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
3276 x 4094 px | 38.4 MB
Print size:
27.7 x 34.7 cm | 10.9 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
EUROPE • FRAGMENTS • GREECE • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • LATE CLASSICAL • MARBLE • MARBRE • MARMOL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • RELIEFS • ROCK • ROCKS • ROCKY • SCULPTURE • STONE SCULPTURE • STONE • STONES
