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Limestone grave marker

4th century BCE
Not on view
Two men reclining at a banquet are represented in the upper panel, while a couple seen from the waist up fill the space below. The Cypriots were among the first to represent banquets on funerary monuments. As on the sarcophagus (74.51.2451) nearby, such a scene may have simply evoked the pleasures of daily life or it may have been intended to elevate the deceased to a heroic level.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Limestone grave marker
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: 4th century BCE
  • Culture: Cypriot
  • Medium: Limestone
  • Dimensions: 49 × 31 1/2 × 9 1/2 in., 438 lb. (124.5 × 80 × 24.1 cm, 198.7 kg)
  • Classification: Stone Sculpture
  • Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
  • Object Number: 74.51.2484
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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