A GREEK MARBLE GRAVE STELE FOR LYSON - CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.

Rectangular in form, with the deceased sculpted in raised relief in a recessed central panel, depicted mounted on a horse, clad in a chiton, a mantle draped over his left shoulder, his right hand raised, his fingers extended forward along the horse's mane, the reins in his left hand, identified by a Greek inscription above, LYSON ARISTONONOS, "Lyson son of Ariston," the stele crowned with anthemion of volutes rising from a bed of acanthus leaves, a palmette above, with flanking rosettes. 41¼ in. (104.8 cm.) high - Price Realized: $116,500

Provenance: American Private Collection, 1987.

Christie's New York. ANTIQUITIES.  4 June 2008