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Grave stele

about 325–320 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueMarble from Mount Pentelikon near Athens
DimensionsOverall: 78.74 x 55.56 x 13.02 cm (31 x 21 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit LineClassical Department Exchange Fund
Accession number1979.510
On View
On view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceBy 1923: Ernest Brummer Collection and Brummer Gallery, New York; by 1979: with Galerie Koller AG, Rämistrasse 8, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland in collaboration with Spink & Son, Schifflände 12, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland (auction of the Ernest Brummer Collection, Grand Hotel Dolder, Zurich, Oct. 16-19, lot 615); purchased by MFA from Galerie Koller on November 14, 1979
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