Tarantine grave relief

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.29.54

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MMA_.29.54

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2002

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2002

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

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Description:

This grave relief is a fine example of the kind of frieze used for grave monuments in the wealthy Greek colony of Taras in southeastern Italy, a critical location along the trade routes between Greece and Italy. During the fourth century B.C., ostentatious grave monuments in the form of small templelike buildings decorated with painted sculpture filled the city cemetery. This relief most likely comes from such a building. Its porous, now rather grainy limestone is of local origin and creates a very different impression from the hard, smooth Greek marbles. Compared with contemporary Athenian grave reliefs, the Tarantine work is remarkable for its implied narrative and for the paraphernalia depicted. The scene can be recognized as funerary from the mournful attitude of the figures. A young warrior and a woman stand before an altar and between them is a vase for pouring a libation. On the wall behind them hang a cuirass, helmet, and sword, presumably the armor of the dead warrior for whom they mourn.

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This grave relief is a fine example of the kind of frieze used for grave monuments in the wealthy Greek colony of Taras in southeastern Italy, a critical location along the trade routes between Greece and Italy. During the fourth century B.C., ostentatious grave monuments in the form of small templelike buildings decorated with painted sculpture filled the city cemetery. This relief most likely comes from such a building. Its porous, now rather grainy limestone is of local origin and creates a very different impression from the hard, smooth Greek marbles. Compared with contemporary Athenian grave reliefs, the Tarantine work is remarkable for its implied narrative and for the paraphernalia depicted. The scene can be recognized as funerary from the mournful attitude of the figures. A young warrior and a woman stand before an altar and between them is a vase for pouring a libation. On the wall behind them hang a cuirass, helmet, and sword, presumably the armor of the dead warrior for whom they mourn.

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Creator Nationality:

European; Southern European; Greek Empire; Italian

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European; Southern European; Greek Empire; Italian

Creator Nationality

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Creator Name-CRT:

Greek, South Italian (Tarantine)

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Greek, South Italian (Tarantine)

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Tarantine grave relief

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Tarantine grave relief

Title

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View:

Principal view

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Principal view

View

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Creation Date:

ca. 325?300 B.C.

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ca. 325?300 B.C.

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

-2

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-2

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

2

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2

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Limestone

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Limestone

Materials and Techniques

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Dimensions:

H. 23 in. (58.5 cm)

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H. 23 in. (58.5 cm)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

New York, New York

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New York, New York

Owner Location

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ID Number:

29.54

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29.54

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Fletcher Fund, 1929

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Fletcher Fund, 1929

Credit Line

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Copyright:

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Copyright

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Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>

Rights

false

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Tarantine grave relief