| Collection: | Berlin, Antikenmuseen |
| Title: | Grave relief with head of youth |
| Context: | Probably from Megara |
| Findspot: | Found at Megara |
| Summary: | Head and shoulder of youth looking left |
| Object Function: | Funerary |
| Material: | Marble |
| Sculpture Type: | Stele, relief-decorated |
| Category: | Single monument |
| Style: | Early Classical |
| Technique: | Low relief |
| Original or Copy: | Original |
| Date: | ca. 470 BC - ca. 450 BC |
| Dimensions: | H 0.43 m |
| Scale: | Under life-size |
| Region: | Megarid |
| Period: | Early Classical |
Subject Description:
A youth with short curly hair stands (?) 3/4-view to the left, inclining his head down, perhaps in contemplation, or to look at a seated figure to his left.
Condition: Single fragment
Condition Description:
Upper right fragment of stele preserved, with some of top and right edges intact. The fragment comprises the head and right shoulder of the figure, with some chips missing from the surface, on the face and neck, as well as on the edges.
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