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THBGreco-Roman Marble Stele - Banquet Scene
Lot 31a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Greco-Roman period, ca. 1st century BCE. A marble stele carved to mark a grave with two relief figures set into a border below a Greek inscription that likely states the name of the deceased but sadly is worn away on one end. The figures appear in a banqueting scene, with one reclining in the background, one hand raised and holding a round musical instrument - possibly a rhoptron, similar to a tambourine. The other figure is seated in the foreground, and appears to be a woman, draped in a himation that covers her hair. At her feet is a tiny figure that looks up at her - perhaps meant to be a child. Another tiny figure is crouched by a table on the other side of the relief, as if looking up at the reclining man. The round table holds what appears to be a variety of foods and stands on three thin legs that end in lion's paw-like feet. The two larger figures appear to be deep in conversation. Size: 10.95" W x 13.8" H (27.8 cm x 35.1 cm); 16.45" H (41.8 cm) on included custom stand.
A carved relief stele such as this one was part of a long tradition of marking the graves of elite and even some middle class Greek citizens. This item would have once been brightly painted, and the inscription along its top likely says the name of the deceased and perhaps the name of who dedicated this stele or the name of the dead person's home town. The form of the stele is meant to imitate a naiskos, a small temple/altar, and it likely once had a triangular pediment.
Provenance: ex-collection of Nicholas Kronwall, Arizona, USA; ex-Angelo R. Bergamo collection, New Jersey, USA; ex-Ariadne Gallery, New York, USA, inv. # 994., with label affixed to base; ex-Arte Primitivo, auct. 19, lot # 302
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#136828Upper portion and one lower corner are lost. Scratching and encrustation on surface commensurate with age. Some wear to motifs and the letters are not completely legible. Small iron patina stain on one side.Condition
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