Part of a grave stele (Dipylon)

Part of a grave stele (Dipylon)

Part of a grave stele in pentelic marble. Found near the Dipylon gate in the Kermeikos, Athens, in 1873. The fragment comes from the upper part of the stele and preserves the larger part of the head of a youth, in profile, who holds an athletic discus in his left hand. Circa 550 BC. (NAM Γ 38)