Stele from the Kerameikos Cemetery, Athens 1880 - 1885

This photograph, taken by American artist William James Stillman, captures a stele from the Kerameikos Cemetery in Athens. The stele features a relief carving of a standing man, possibly a deceased individual, alongside a smaller figure, potentially a child. The stele is adorned with a winged figure at the top, a common motif in ancient Greek funerary art. This photograph, dated between 1880 and 1885, offers a glimpse into the funerary practices of ancient Athens and the work of Stillman, a renowned artist and photographer of his time.