Plaster Cast Frieze: Grave Stele of Warrior

1976.13.0003

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Plaster Cast Frieze: Grave Stele of Warrior   (1976.13.0003)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Funerary Objects
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Late Archaic
Date 520 - 510 BC
Culture Archaic Greek
Location On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 101.6 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 74.3 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 11.4 cm
Weight N/A
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Plaster
Manufacturing Processes Cast

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

Boardman, John. 1978. Greek Sculpture: The Archaic Period. Oxford University Press, 163, pl. 239.

Kaltsas, Nikolaos. 2003. Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Translated by Dr. David Hardy. Kapon Editions 2002. Los Angeles: Getty Publications, 71, no.101.

Karouzou, Semni. 1968. National Archaeological Museum. Collection of Sculpture. A Catalogue. Translated by Helen Wace. Archaeological Guides no. 15. Athens: General Direction of Antiquities and Restoration, 22–23, no. 1959, pl. 12.

Robertson, Martin. 1975. A History of Greek Art. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 111–12, pl. 31b.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of Hellenic Republic Ministry of Culture and Sciences
Reproduction Yes, Original marble found in 1901 at Athens near the Thesion (now the Hephestaion). Displayed in the Athens National Museum, now the Athens National Archaeological Museum, no. 1959.

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