The girl gazes serenely and peacefully at her birds.
Marble grave stele with a family group information.
The few stelae that do depict sorrow or even death are moving and attest to the greek sculptors skill at representing human emotion.
Grave stele with a family group.
Marble stele grave marker of a youth and a little girl.
These birds may have been her pets because one of the doves.
It is from the late classical period of greek attic which was completed around ca 360 b c.
Carved by a master this grave stele is one of the most magnificent examples from the classical period.
Does she mourn her dead father or is she the sole survivor of the group.
Apr 8 2013 period.
Marble grave stele with a family group.
Marble grave stele with a family group grave stele of a little girl stephanie sjaastad nancy catandella hwa 160l 112 18 november 2013 ancient greek art is something to be admired.
The accuracy of the figures compared to egyptian art is commendable.
The art works show great depths of emotion and detail.
In the metropolitan museum of art new york city.
This paper is a formal analysis of the marble grave stele with a family group relief sculpture.
Attic grave stela marble grave stela with a family group attica c.
Said to have been found in attica.
Grave stele of a little girl is a stone sculpture carved from marble in one piece of a young girl who stands in a relaxed contrapposto stance holding two sleek yet simplistic doves.
And anonymous gift 1951.
These may be inscribed carved in relief or painted.
Marble grave stele with a family group.
Stelae were created for many reasons.