Fragment of the funerary stele for Diogenes son of di Apollonides, from Pyrrha in the island of Lesbos, dating from the mid 4th century BC. Polychromy (especialluy the blue blackground), which is lost in almost any other ancient funeraray stele, is here exceptionally well preserved. The stele is now on display in the Room of the Attic <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Stelai" class="mw-redirect" title="Stelai">stelai</a>, at the first floor of the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Archaeological_Museum_of_Piraeus_(Athens)" title="Archaeological Museum of Piraeus (Athens)">Archaeological Museum of Piraeus (Athens)</a>. Picture by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:G.dallorto" title="User:G.dallorto">Giovanni Dall'Orto</a>, November 14 2009.
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:G.dallorto" title="User:G.dallorto">Giovanni Dall'Orto</a>.
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