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Object
The Exaltation of the Flower
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| Artist |
Master of the Exaltation de la Fleur (eponymous work) |
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| Title |
French: L'Exaltation de la Fleur  The Exaltation of the Flower |
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| Object type |
sculpture / stele / relief sculpture |
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| Description |
English: So-called “Exaltation de la Fleur” (exaltation of the flower), fragment from a grave stele: two women wearing a peplos and kekryphalos (hair net), hold poppy or pomegrenate flowers, and maybe a small bag of seeds. Parian marble, made in Pharsalos, ca. 470–460 BC. From Pharsalos, Thessaly.
Français : Fragment de stèle funéraire, relief dit de « l'Exaltation de la fleur » : deux femmes portant le péplos et le cécryphale (filet à cheveux) tiennent des fleurs de pavot ou de grenade, et peut-être un sac de graines. Marbre de Paros, v. 470–460 av. J.-C. fabrication et provenance : Pharsale, Thessalie. |
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| Date | between circa 470 and circa 460 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parian marble and bas-relief |
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| Dimensions |
height: 56.5 cm (22.2 in) ; width: 67 cm (26.3 in) ; depth: 14 cm (5.5 in) ; thickness: 15 cm (5.9 in) |
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| Place of creation |
Farsala |
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| Place of discovery |
Farsala |
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| Credit line |
1863: excavated by Léon Heuzey and Henri Daumet. Place: Pharsalos ancient city in the region of Thessaly. |
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| References |
Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010279013 |
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Photograph
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English: Pharsalos stele, c. 470-60, Louvre  |
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| Source | Own work | ||
| Author | Marie-Lan Nguyen | ||
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