| Date | early 20th century (plaster cast), around 340 BC (original) |
|---|---|
| Object type | plaster cast |
| Medium, technique | plaster |
| Dimensions | 164 x 113 x 38 cm |
| Inventory number | Ag.236 |
| Collection | Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts |
| On view | Star Fortress (Komárom), Classical Greek and Classicising Roman Art: Athenian Funerary Monuments, Gallery V |
A naked youth leans on a funerary post, staring into the distance: he is the deceased. He holds a hunting stick (lagobolon), his dog is sniffing at his feet — these are the attributes of a hunt, a way of life truly worthy of man. An elderly man stands beside him, leaning on a staff, probably his father. He looks at the youth, shattered: no parents should have to bury their child. Their gaze does not meet: he does not see his son — only his memory. A servant sits in mourning at the base of the stele. This is one of the later pieces of relief decorated Athenian grave stelae. It is almost like a sculpture — the earlier stelae were carved in much shallower relief.
Hekler, Antal, Az antik gipszgyűjtemény I-II., Budapest, 1919-1920, 1923, no. no. 260.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.
