Papers of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (5.1886-1890)

STELE OF A WARRIOR FOUND AT IK ARIA.

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stele of Aristion was found in 1838
in the ruined village of Velanideza,
which lies at about two-thirds the dis-
tance between Spata and the eastern
coast of Attika, not, as is frequently
stated, on the plain of Marathon, be-
tween which and Velanideza intervenes
the eastern range of Pentelikon. It
comprises three distinct parts: the relief
itself, the base proper, and a smooth
surface between the relief and the base,
which Mr. Kabbadias calls the Kpij-n-^.
The /c/37j7T('5and the base proper (fidOpov)
must be distinguished : the Kp^-jris, in
a sense a base, is the surface upon which
stands the figure in relief, and is as es-
sential a part of the representation as
the ground upon which stand the figures
in a picture. The fidOpov, on the other
hand, serves as the base of the whole
monument, and is an external feature
corresponding to the frame of the pic-
ture. The height of the whole monu-
ment, inclusive of the (3d8pov, is 2.40
met.; the fidOpov itself has a height of
0.30 met., a width of 0.715, and a thick-
ness of 0.435 m. The width of the
stole at the bottom is 0.435 m., at the

tions the best, perhaps, is that in the Revue
Archeologique, 1844, pL l Cf. Murray, History
of Greek Sculpture, vol. i, p. 103; Ovekbeck,
Geschichie d. gr. Flaslik (3rd ed.), vol. i, p. 150;
Mrs. Mitchell, Hist, of Ancient Sculpture, p.
218; Friederichs-\Yolters, Die Gipsabgiisse
antiker Bilduerke, Ko. 101; kabbaaia2, Kara-
\oyos tov KtvrpiKov Moutrei'ou, Xo. 29; Perry,
Greek and Roman Sculpture, p. 105; Von Sybel,
I Welt geschichie der Kunst, p. 119; Collignon,
iiUwl-wzQ<&Ji*rTfsma L'Archeologie Grecque, p. 133; Paris, La Sculp-
ture Antique; Baumeister, Dcnkmiiler des klass-
ischen Aliertumr, p. 341.

Stele of Aristion.