The handshake was a frequent gesture on greek grave monuments of the 300s b c emphasizing family unity even after death.
Attic grave stele.
Marble grave stele of antigenes end of the 6th century b c.
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Originally the inscription named only euphrosyne and mynnia.
Attic grave monuments of the end of the sixth century b c.
Stela also spelled stele greek.
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Greek attic because the framing niche that once surrounded this relief is missing there are no inscriptions that might identify the deceased.
The grave stele of hegeso most likely sculpted by callimachus is renowned as one of the finest attic grave stelae surviving mostly intact today.
An attic grave stele.
Tend to be simpler than their earlier counterparts.
Although the origin of the stela is unknown a stone slab either decorated or undecorated was commonly used as a tombstone both in the east and in grecian lands as early as mycenae.
In particular the sculpted finials in the form of sphinxes are replaced by palmettes that are integral with the shaft.
Shaft or pillar plural stelae standing stone slab used in the ancient world primarily as a grave marker but also for dedication commemoration and demarcation.
400 bce it is made entirely of pentelic marble it stands 1 49m high and 0 92m wide in the form of a naiskos with pilasters and a pediment featuring palmette acroteria the relief currently on display at the national.
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