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Lot 113

A Greek Marble Funerary Stele of Eurynome

Lot 113

A Greek Marble Funerary Stele of Eurynome

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $35,000 - $55,000

Estimate$35,000 – $55,000

Status

Closed

A Greek Marble Funerary Stele of Eurynome

Circa Early 4th Century B.C.

Height 21 3/4 x 13 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches.

Property from the Estate of Lewis B. Cullman

Provenance:

Merrin Gallery, New York, before 1990.

Jean-Luc Chalmin, London & Paris, 1990-1992.

Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1992.

Christie’s New York, Antiquities, 9 December 2015, Lot 10.

Published:

C.W. Clairmont, Classical Attic Tombstones, vol. 2, Kilchberg, 1993, pp. 203-204, no. 2.276c.

Note:

This stele is carved in very low relief and shows two draped figures in a recessed panel. The figures clasp hands in the traditional gesture of farewell. The stele is crowned with an elaborate anthemion. For a comparable stele with similar farewell scene, see the Stele of a Couple at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Inv. no. 31.4); For a stele with similar akroterion, see Stele of Kallidemos at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Inv. no. 25.78.30).

Intact as preserved. No evidence of restoration. Overall Attic orange surface patina. Break at the bottom is uneven with two metal dowels affixed to a flat base. Fine, stable and attractive condition overall. Height with stand 23 x width 15 x depth 6 inches.

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Mr. Coley joined the Antiquities department in 2021 after working as Managing Director in the Ancient Art department at Colnaghi, the world’s oldest commercial art gallery, where he helped to establish the Ancient Art department and launched Colnaghi New York in 2017. Prior to Colnaghi, Mr. Coley was in the Greek and Roman Art department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mr. Coley holds a B.A. from the University of Miami and an M.A. in Art Market from the Fashion Institute of Technology, and he earned an art-appraisal certificate from New York University.

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