Stele depicting infant Herakles, Kastor, Polydeukes,Athena Alea, a war ship, and a proxeny decree
about 365–363 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueMarble, possibly from Lakonia, southern Greece
DimensionsOverall: 65 x 32.5 x 20cm (25 9/16 x 12 13/16 x 7 7/8in.)
280 LBS DV
280 LBS DV
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number1987.297
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On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy date unknown: George Ortiz Collection, Geneva (said to have come from a German dealer and to be from Thebes); 1986: acquired from George Ortiz by Robin Symes, Limited, 3 Ormond Yard, Duke of York Street, St. James's, London SW 1; purchased by MFA from Robin Symes, Limited, June 24, 1987
40–20 B.C.
about 480 B.C.
about 50 B.C.–A.D.50
about 550 B.C.
about 2200–1750 B.C.
about A.D. 160–180
350–340 B.C.
2nd–3rd century A.D.
about A.D. 48 or 49
3rd–4th century A.D.
about 500 B.C.