Finial of a marble stele (grave marker)
The pair of volutes on this finial is carved with extraordinary sensitivity. The crowning element, which is missing, may have been a palmette or a sphinx. The latter is less likely, given the limited size of the volute block. The reported discovery of this piece near the beautiful fragment with the head of a youth raises the possibility that both originally belonged to the same stele.
Artwork Details
- Title:Finial of a marble stele (grave marker)
- Period:Archaic
- Date:ca. 525 BCE
- Culture:Greek, Attic
- Medium:Marble, Parian
- Dimensions:H. 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm)
- Classification:Stone Sculpture
- Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1944
- Object Number:44.11.5
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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