Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from a German Private Collection
Lot Closed
July 6, 01:00 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a German Private Collection
A Marble Funerary Stele inscribed for Demea and Time
circa 1st Century B.C./1st Century A.D.
carved in relief, crowned with a pediment adorned with a rosette in the center and with palmette acroteria, the recessed panel with the figure of a woman pouring an offering at an altar and holding a circular object to her chest, and wearing a chiton and himation, two lines of Greek inscription below to the effect that the sacrifice was offered on behalf of the two deceased, Demea and Time (ΔΗΜΕΑΣ ΧΑΡΗΤΑ / ΤΕΙΜΗΣ ΕΝΕΚΑ), a wide tenon at the bottom.
75 by 33 by 10 cm.