#marble stele

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Marble Grave Stele of Parthenope the Dog 3rd century AD.

Found in the Castro area (acropolis) of Mytilene, Lesbos.

The epitaph tells us that:

'Here an owner has buried his playful dog, Parthenope, in gratitude for the happiness and mutual love that she brought him.'

Parthenope then addresses us directly:

'Having been a friend to my owner, I deserved this grave. Take the example of this memorial, and find yourself a loyal friend who is both ready to love you while you are alive and also care for you when you die.'

The Istanbul Archaeology Museum.

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MWW Artwork of the Day (1/27/21) Late Classical Greece (4th c. BCE) Marble Stele (Grave Marker) of a Woman (c. 350 BCE) Marble sculpture, 122 cm. high The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Harris Brisbane Dick Fund)

This noble image of a woman brings to mind the philosopher Aristotle's description of commonly held beliefs about the dead: "In addition to believing that those who have ended this life are blessed and happy, we also think that to say anything false or slanderous against them is impious, from our feeling that it is directed against those who have already become our betters and superiors" (Of the Soul, quoted in Plutarch, A Letter to Apollonius 27). Larger than life and seated on a thronelike chair, this figure assumes almost heroic proportions. (from the MMA website)

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Grave stele of Menesagora and Nikocharos, siblings.

Greek, 420 - 410 BC

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Fragment of a marble stele (grave marker), Greek, 400-375 BCE

From the Met Museum

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Marble fragment of a stele of a youth, inscribed at top [son] of Erasinos    

Greek, mid-4th century B.C.

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Marble stele of a woman

Greek, Attic, mid-4th century B.C.

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Head of a youth from a marble stele

Greek, Attic, ca. 525 B.C.

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Marble stele of a youth and little girl with capital and finial in the form of a sphinx

Greek, Attic, ca. 530 B.C.