Stele of Aristion

The Stele of Aristion is a late Archaic Greek funerary monument dating to around 510 BC. Created by sculptor Aristokles from Pentelic marble, the stele stands 2.02 metres high and retains traces of its original polychrome decoration. It was discovered at Velanideza near Marathon in Attica and is now displayed in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. The work is considered among the finest surviving sculptures from late Archaic Greece.[1]