Limestone funerary relief, Hellenistic, ca. 325–300 B.C., Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Limestone, H. 23 1/16 in. (58.5 cm); width as preserved 21 1/8 in. (53.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, Tarentum (modern Taranto) was a wealthy Greek colony on the southeast coast of Italy, a pivotal location along the trade routes between Greece and Italy. During the fourth century B.C., ostentatious grave monuments in the form of small temple-like buildings decorated with painted sculpture filled the city cemetery
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Limestone funerary relief, Hellenistic, ca, 325–300 B.C, Greek, South Italian, Tarentine, Limestone, H, 23 1/16, 58.5 cm, width, preserved 21 1/8, 53.6, Stone Sculpture, Tarentum, modern Taranto, wealthy Greek colony, southeast coast, Italy, pivotal location, trade routes, Greece, fourth century, B.C, ostentatious grave, monuments, form, small temple, buildings decorated, painted sculpture, filled, city cemetery
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