Marble fragment of a hero relief
Inscribed on the molding above the relief, KALLO...
A woman holds out a wreath whose painted leaves and flowers are no longer preserved to another figure of whom only the right hand survives. In the background are traces of a small figure and a horse's head and neck. The figure receiving the wreath, a hero, reclined on a couch, while the female figure sat on or near its foot.
A woman holds out a wreath whose painted leaves and flowers are no longer preserved to another figure of whom only the right hand survives. In the background are traces of a small figure and a horse's head and neck. The figure receiving the wreath, a hero, reclined on a couch, while the female figure sat on or near its foot.
Artwork Details
- Title: Marble fragment of a hero relief
- Period: Classical
- Date: late 5th century BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Marble, Pentelic
- Dimensions: H. 9 3/16 in. (23.32 cm.)
width 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm.)
depth 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm) - Classification: Stone Sculpture
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1924
- Object Number: 24.97.98
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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mid-4th century BCE
ca. 525–500 BCE
ca. 525–515 BCE
4th century BCE
ca. 350–325 BCE
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