Marble grave stele of a young woman and servant

Unknown

ca. 400–390 BCE · Marble, Pentelic · Greek and Roman Art

The young woman leans against the framing pilaster of her grave stele in a pose that may have been inspired by a famous contemporary statue of Aphrodite. Like the child with doves on the stele found on Paros (acc. no. 27.45, displayed in this gallery), the little girl wears an ungirt peplos that is open at the side. Her hair is cut short in mourning. She holds a jewel box and may be a younger sister of the deceased or a household slave.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 400–390 BCE

Medium

Marble, Pentelic

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1936