Etruscan impasto phiale
Classical Antiquities
Date | 300–150 B.C. |
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Object type | relief |
Medium, technique | carved, marble (Pentelic) |
Dimensions | 28.5 × 38 x 12 cm |
Inventory number | 4785 |
Collection | Classical Antiquities |
On view | Museum of Fine Arts, Basement Floor, Classical Antiquity, Eros – Dionysos – Thanatos |
The double-sided relief was the upper part of a stele. Its main side depicts a griffin catching a deer, while there is a palmette motif on the other side.
Marble analyses have shown that the stela was made of Pentelic marble.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.