
Sculpture and Figurines
Stone
Greece
The Government of the Hellenic Republic
Import Restricted since 2011.
Section I.A.1.b of Designated List in force since 2011.
In marble, limestone, and other kinds of stone. Types include menhir, "horns of consecration," votive statues, funerary and votive stelae, and bases and base revetments. These may be painted, carved with relief sculpture, and/or carry dedicatory or funerary inscriptions.
Approximate date: 3rd millennium B.C. to 15th century A.D.
Example shown:
Two Slabs of Base Revetment depicting three Muses and the musical battle between Apollon and Marsyas in high relief
Material: Marble; Period: ca. 320 B.C.; Provenance: Mantineia, Arcadia; Place of Production: Peloponnese; Dimensions: height - 98 cm.
National Archaeological Museum of Athens