Grave stele

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Stephanos's grave stele was unearthed in Tanagra.\r\nA youthful athlete is depicted nude, with a chlamys draped over his shoulder.\r\nHe grasps a strigil and an aryballos in his left hand and an unidentified item in his right hand.\r\nBehind him walks his dog, its head raised below the unknown attribute.\r\nThe stele boasts an intricate crown in relief, featuring a central anthemion surrounded by leafy foliage and sphinxes on either side.\r\nThe epistyle bears the name of the deceased: Stephanos.