Funerary stele from Thasos
Funerary stele from Thasos
3D
Published 2017-08-01T12:24:38+00:00
Greek artists of the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. attained a manner of representation that conveys a vitality of life as well as a sense of permanence, clarity, and harmony. Polykleitos of Argoswas particularly famous for formulating a system of proportions that achieved this artistic effect and allowed others to reproduce it.
Concerning funerary art, relief sculpture, statues (32.11.1), and tall stelai crowned by capitals (11.185a-c,f,g), and finials marked many graves. Each funerary monument had an inscribed base with an epitaph, often in verse that memorialized the dead. A relief depicting a generalized image of the deceased sometimes evoked aspects of the person’s life, with the addition of a servant, possessions, dog, etc.
| Date published | 01/08/2017 |
| Title | Funerary stele from Thasos |
| Date | 470-460 B.C. |
| Period | Severe style, early Classical Greek |
| Medium | marble |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Istanbul Archaeological Museum |
