Sujet

Anthemion of a Grave Stele; Floral Crown for a Grave Monument, about 320 BC. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Anthemion of a Grave Stele; Floral Crown for a Grave Monument, about 320 BC. Additional Info: Greek funerary monuments sometimes consisted of a tall rectangular shaft of marble crowned by an anthemion, a decorative floral element. Early examples of this motif from around 500 B.C. took the form of simple palmettes, but over time the carving became deeper and more ornate. This anthemion is composed of two half palmettes with a long-stemmed flower between them, rising on thick stems from a bed of acanthus leaves. Rosettes decorate the volutes under each palmette. Even the molding separating the anthemion from the stele below is ornately carved with three separate elements.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A77_188

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40,2Mo (2,7Mo) / 29,4cm x 34,3cm / 3470 x 4052 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Europe stone arts carving country sculpture art color decoration decorative death marble archaeology ancient Greek Greece handicraft handicrafts Athens carved location century archaeological grave graves floral crown concept decorated archeology flowered attic funerary Colour Monument stele 4th century BC TGN sculpture Unknown Heritage Art marble with polychromy Hand Carved anthemion Stele