Greco-Persian Funerary Stele. Fifth century BC. From Daskylaion (Aksakal, Manyas), Istanbul Archaeology Museum

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David Barron

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according to the museums catalogue. It combines the characteristics of both Grecian and Persian sculptures. The cart with its many-spoked wheels all are features of Persian art H. 221 cm. w. 62 cm. Regarded as one of the finest examples of its kind nv. nr. 5763 the crown worn by the seated woman and the high boots worn by men the horses with their tails bound tightly in the middle the tripod and the vessel on top and the wife and her husband intimately sitting together are typical of Greek art. while the form of the stele

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1203 Turkey