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accession number:	2005.52
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Grave Stele (Relief), c. 50 BC. Southern Asia Minor, Pamphylia, Hellenistic Greek, 1st century BC. Marble; overall: 73.6 x 42.5 cm (29 x 16 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James E. and Elizabeth J. Ferrell 2005.52

title:				Grave Stele (Relief)
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creation date:			c. 50 BC
creation date earliest:		-75
creation date latest:		-25
current location:		102C Greek
creditline:			Gift of James E. and Elizabeth J. Ferrell
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culture:	Southern Asia Minor, Pamphylia, Hellenistic Greek, 1st century BC
technique:	marble
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Greek
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 73.6 x 42.5 cm (29 x 16 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Private Collection, Germany
	date: In 1986
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	(Sale: Sotheby's London, May 23, 1991, no. 250)
	date: May 23, 1991
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	(Sale: Harlan Berk, Chicago, IL, November 14, 1996, no. 661)
	date: November 14, 1996
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	(Sale: Christie's New York, NY, December 18, 1997, no. 173)
	date: December 18, 1997
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	James E. and Elizabeth J. Ferrell, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -2005
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2005-
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fun fact: 
The seated woman is depicted larger to visually emphasize her importance; her servant is in the background.

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wall description: 
The multiple figures, inscription, use of perspective, and architectural frame distinguish this ambitious relief as one of the most important of its type. The Greek inscription on the base reads, “To Sbardia, also named Tate, Eumelos, son of Aphrodisios, her father, [set this up].” The deceased is shown seated on an elaborate chair. A servant girl holding a fan suggests Sbardia’s high social standing. At the bottom right corner, a hen perches on an upturned basket, a symbol of “the good life.” The stele incorporates a “springing” gable supported by engaged half columns with simplified Corinthian capitals. Other features relate to beliefs about mortality and the afterlife. Above and to the left of her chair is her winged psyche (soul) shown leaving her body. Figures of the three fates are shown in the pediment above, reminding us that human life is finite.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Ludwig, Irene, Peter Ludwig, and Ernst Berger. <em>ANTIKE KUNSTWERKE AUS DER SAMMLUNG LUDWIG 3</em> 3. BASEL: ARCHÄOLOG. VERL., 1990.
	page number: 	pp. 293-99
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	Sotheby's (Firm).<em> Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenaean, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Middle Eastern and Egyptian Antiquities</em>. 1991.
	page number: 	no. 250
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	Cremer, Marielouise.<em> Hellenistisch-römische Grabstelen im nordwestlichen Kleinasien</em>. Bonn: R. Habelt, 1991.
	page number: 	p. 9, pl. 2
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	Harlan J. Berk Ltd. <em>93rd Buy or Bid Sale. </em>1996.
	page number: 	no. 661
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	Christie, Manson &amp; Woods International Inc. <em>Antiquities</em>. 1997.
	page number: 	no. 173
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