Fragment from the Funerary Monument of Nikarete

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The imposing figure of Nikarete is exquisitely carved in high relief, originally part of a grand family grouping that formed the centerpiece of an ancient monumental tomb, remnants of which now reside in Berlin, along with the pediment. Scores of statuary groups, nearly sculpted in three dimensions and discovered in small temples known as naiskoi, have been preserved from the period spanning 350 to 320 BC.