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Two limestone stelae (monuments) with pedimental tops and acroteria - meant to look like temples.

The stele on the left depicts a painted portrait of a young boy holding a bird. The youth is standing in three-quarter view, facing right; he wears a sleeved red tunic and a white cloak, the folds of which hang over his left arm; a bird (dove?) sits in his outstretched left hand (others birds were visible at his feet when first discovered); his right arm falls by his side; his short hair is painted red and his flesh now appears a pale colour; the birds were also originally painted.

69 cm H x 34.5 cm W (27.2 in H x 13.6 in W)

The painted stele on the right depicts the figure of a young man (very worn) on a dark blue ground in the upper part of the stele, with yellow behind on the lower part; he faces to the left, and wears a yellow chiton (tunic) with a purple stripe; over this is a white himation (cloak) gathered around his left arm; on his head are traces of a wreath; traces of red paint on the pediment, including an egg-and-dark motif on the lintel.

91 cm H x 30.2 cm W (35.8 in H x 11.9 in W)

Hellenistic, from the ancient city of Amathus, Cyprus. The stele on the left is dated 320-170 BCE; the stele on the right is dated 300-200 BCE, so they're contemporaneous.

British Museum, London (1894,1101.716 and 1894,1101.128)