Marble Greek Grave Relief in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2007

Fragment of a marble relief from a funerary monument.
Greek, Attic, ca. 390 BC.

Accession # 29.47

It has been suggested that this relief once decorated a state funerary monument erected in honor of Athenian soldiers fallen in battle. The scene at the far right is preserved, with soldiers falling, escaping, or lying dead. In the missing section, horsemen may have filled the entire height of the panel. An indication of a cliff is visible in the empty space above the raised shield.

Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.