Grave stele of a warrior from Thespiae (Sculpture)
A warrior and his horse
- ID:
- aa_3224
- Type:
- Sculpture
- Date:
- ca. -400 — ca. -375
- Period:
- Late Classical
- Context:
- From Thespiai
- Findspot:
- Found at Thespiai, near Leuctra
- Region:
- Boeotia
- Condition:
- Single piece
- Scale:
- Slightly under life-size
- Dimensions:
- H. 0.98 m; W. 0.98 m; Th. 0.20 m
- Style:
- Late Classical
- Material:
- Marble
- Type:
- Stele, relief-decorated
- Category:
- Separated fragments
Form and Style
This piece shows Attic artistic influence.
Material Description
Grayish-white Boeotian marble
Subject Description
A warrior wearing a short chlamys (cloak) over a cuirass stands in a nearly frontal pose (slightly to the left). He holds a sword in his left hand and his horse's reins in his right. The horse is shown in lower relief in the background behind him. Extant holes in the surface of the relief around the horse's head indicate that the reins may have been executed in metal.
Condition Description
Only the upper right corner of the relief survives; it has been cut in a straight line on the left, and broken more roughly below. The framing mouldings are battered. The man's head has been chipped off, as have other figural details (part of each arm). The surface is scratched.
- Collection:
- Thebes Archaeological Museum
