Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

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An East Greek Marble Funerary Stele, circa 1st Century B.C.

Lot Closed

July 7, 03:40 PM GMT

Estimate

1,000 - 1,500 GBP

Lot Details

Description

An East Greek Marble Funerary Stele

circa 1st Century B.C.


of rectangular shape, carved in relief within an arched recess with a seated woman facing right, wearing a chiton and holding her mantle draped as a veil over her head, and with three diminutive figures standing frontally each clothed in a himation, three lines of Greek inscription engraved below the scene (names on lines 2 and 3 followed by the farewell formula ΑΛΥΠΟΙ ΧΑΙΡΕΤΕ on line 3).

56 by 29 cm.

French private collection, Paris, acquired in the 1970s/1980s

acquired at auction in Paris by the present owner