Illustration
The stele shows the girl, holding a doll in one hand and a bird in the other which she seems to be offering with a gentle smile to the small dog jumping up to greet her.
c. 340 BCE.
Harvard Art Museums
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Bond, S. E. (2020, September 15). Grave Stele of a Young Girl, Melisto. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12749/grave-stele-of-a-young-girl-melisto/
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Bond, Sarah E.. "Grave Stele of a Young Girl, Melisto." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 15, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12749/grave-stele-of-a-young-girl-melisto/.
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