Property from a European Private Collection

A Roman Marble Funerary Stele, Asia Minor

circa 2nd/3rd Century A.D.

of low pedimented form with broad tenon, carved in low relief within an arched architectural frame, the upper register with a man reclining on a kline and 𝔍holding a wreath before a tripod table laden with victuals, a scythe above him, and a seated woman with a basket and mirror behind her, the lower register with two oxen moving to right between two columns, four lines𓆏 of Greek inscription engraved below recording a dedication by Asklepiades to his wife, “for the sake of memory”.

63 by 37.5 by 7 cm. with tenon