Cast Gallery catalogue number: D033

A youth holding a bird in his left hand, raising his right hand to a birdcage. A boy stands beside him.
In the background is a stele on top of which sits a cat.

• Plaster cast: Height: 1.09m, Width: 81cm.
• Copy of part of a marble grave stele.
• The stele:
  • is known as the Cat Stele.
  • was made about 430-420 BC.
  • was found on Salamis (or possibly Aigina).
  • is now in Athens, National Museum, 715.

Detailed Record

Commentary Prepared by Dr. Julia Lenaghan, Ashmolean Museum

D 033
Grave Stele with Youth, Bird Cage, Cat, and Boy; Athens

Marble
Grave Stele
Greece, Athens, National Museum, 715