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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Greek, 4th century BC
Title:Funerary stele
Date Made:ca. 340 BCE
Type:Sculpture
Materials:pentelic marble
Measurements:Overall: 49 1/2 in x 15 in x 5 1/4 in; 125.73 cm x 38.1 cm x 13.335 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1978.67
Credit Line:Museum purchase through the Adela Wood Smith Trust in Memory of Harry deForest Smith
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Label Text:
This relief sculpture, intended for a grave, depicts offerings at the grave of a deceased youth. These include a floral bundle, two tear bottles (aryballoi), and a ceremonial amphora with four figures, possibly the grieving family.

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