Finial of a marble stele (grave marker)

Unknown

ca. 525–500 BCE · Marble · Greek and Roman Art

The finial consists of a pair of volutes combined with a pair of palmettes, the larger on top, the smaller between the volutes. The decoration was executed in fine incised lines supplemented with color. It is important to note that motifs, colors, and techniques such as incision were shared by media as diverse as sculpture and vase-painting in Athens at the end of the sixth century B.C.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 525–500 BCE

Medium

Marble

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1921