Small Attic grave relief of very good style. Lower half preserved: l. a standing man with a shield. In the r. hand a bowl. R. a standing woman with in r. hand a wine jug., Considering the vertical shape to be interpreted earlier as a grave relief than as a votive relief. The attitude of both figures is almost identical to an image of Hektor and Hekuba on an early 5th century amphora, now in the Vatican (see LIMC, for example Hektor, no. 19). On this piece with grieving Priam in the background. Saying goodbye to a warrior, who dares to die with certainty, can not be more penetrated than in this
Small Attic grave relief of very good style. Lower half preserved: l. a standing man with a shield. In the r. hand a bowl. R. a standing woman with in r. hand a wine jug., Considering the vertical shape to be interpreted earlier as a grave relief than as a votive relief. The attitude of both figures is almost identical to an image of Hektor and Hekuba on an early 5th century amphora, now in the Vatican (see LIMC, for example Hektor, no. 19). On this piece with grieving Priam in the background. Saying goodbye to a warrior, who dares to die with certainty, can not be more penetrated than in this diagram. Information obtained from Dr. Millette Gaifman, Yale University, during her visit on 17 December 2012., sculpture, grave relief, relief of Pozzo-Albani, stone, marble, 37 x 35 cm, 420 BC, Italy, Greece
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