Funeral Stele of Antaios Meilesios

late 1st-2nd century CE (Roman Imperial)

40 cm 103 cm

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Greek tombstones frequently depict the deceased bidding a final farewell to their loved ones, as is the case here. The inscription above the head of the man on the left merely gives his name—Antaios Meilesios—and does not explain his connection to the other man. The small rabb...

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Elias Geladakis, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1923, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P658]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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