1. Ilisios Stele George Nash and Greg Sumpter

2. Background Information Marble Relief Part of a Naiskos (Small decorative shrine-like structure with columns and/or a pediment) Funerary Stele 340-330 BC (Late Classical) 1.68x1.07M Found by Ilisos River in 1874 Possibly made by Skopas Original In National Archaeological Museum of Athens Would have been coloured

3. Details Deceased Man in middle Was a hunter, as shown by the hunting stick on left arm Servant boy crying/resting on right because he’s sad his master died Hunting hound Dog can’t smell his master, so is sad Elderly Father in grief on right Grief indicated by hand on chin Youth seemingly unaware of surroundings

4. Artistic Details Shadows used to add more depth and emotion to characters Youth looks at viewer to show he is disjointed from the scene No name on the Stele, as there would’ve been an inscription Parts missing, mainly parts of the youth’s appendages and some of the right side of the entire stele Proportions used called Lysippian Rounded to look more realistic Holes in heads to add head accessories

6. How is Typical/Not Typical Grieving man – Typical Crying Child – Typical Shows Profession – Typical Acknowledgement of viewers – Not Typical Dog – Not Typical Shows a scene after death – Not Typical

7. Relevance Shows when the Athenians stopped making large statues in favour of small scenes Shows how the marking of graves was still important Shows how the Athenians wanted still to portray realism

8. Woodford Quotes “The tragedy of life cut short in its prime could hardly be portrayed more poignantly.” “No effort of individualism” “While some artists used physical contact between individuals to reveal emotion, others could effectively use its absence.”

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