Greek grave stele, Ionia, c.2nd century BC
Marble
Height 64cm, width 34.4cm, depth 11cm
10326
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An intimate scene of two youths shaking hands, carved in relief within an inset rectangular panel. Each wears a chiton and himation, has short-cropped curly hair and is barefoot. Base with a cavetto, the sides of the stele subtly taper upwards, the stele surmounted by a pediment with simple palmette acroterion. A few chips to the base, a scratch on the pediment toned down, proper left corner of the pediment chipped, general surface wear and incrustation.
Provenance
Brimo de Laroussilhe, Paris, France; gallery established in 1908Joseph Brummer (1883-1947), New York, USA; acquired from the above and sent to his New York gallery 27th June 1921, inventory no.P83
Mina Merrill Prindle (1864-1963), Minnesota and California, USA; acquired from the above 4th June 1930, thence by descent
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Maine, USA; acquired from Charles Ede in 2020
Literature
For the style compare Nikolaos Kaltzsas, Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens (Athens, 2002), p.302, no.634
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