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Marble akroterion of the grave monument of Timotheos and Nikon

ca. 350–325 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 153
This akroterion once crowned a tall marble shaft now in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. The inscription states that the grave monument was erected to honor Timotheos and his son Nikon, both of the deme (political district) of Kephale. The front of the akroterion is decorated in relief with a palmette, the stems of which rise as spiral tendrils from a bed of acanthus leaves. At the top is a flower that once had a painted stem.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Marble akroterion of the grave monument of Timotheos and Nikon
  • Period: Late Classical
  • Date: ca. 350–325 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Marble
  • Dimensions: Overall: 34 1/2 x 21in. (87.6 x 53.3cm)
  • Classification: Stone Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1907
  • Object Number: 07.286.107
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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