Museum collection · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 242426
Fragment of a limestone funerary stele with a disk and a crescent
Unknown maker, 2nd half of the 6th century BCE
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 · Public domain
- Artist
- Unknown maker
- Date
- 2nd half of the 6th century BCE
- Medium
- Limestone
- Dimensions
- 22 × 16 3/4 × 4 1/2 in., 74 lb. (55.9 × 42.5 × 11.4 cm, 33.6 kg)
- Era
- Museum collection
Why it matters
Fragment of a limestone funerary stele with a disk and a crescent, dated 2nd half of the 6th century BCE, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Limestone. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are 22 × 16 3/4 × 4 1/2 in., 74 lb. (55.9 × 42.5 × 11.4 cm, 33.6 kg). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.