Melian reliefs were produced on the island of Milos from about 470 to 416 BC.[1] Most of them were found on this island. They share the same technical features, with a shallow relief, not higher than 1.5 cm (0.59 in) and a flat back. Details were once painted, but the paint is now most often gone. They show most often narrative subjects from Greek mythology. They were perhaps made for wooden boxes[1] Another option is, that they were placed on walls.[2] providing an inexpensive imitation for reliefs made in more expensive materials, such as ivory. Many of them show holes for an attachment.
