Marble stele (grave marker) of Phainippe

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

An inscription identifies the deceased as Phainippe. She holds a mirror in her left hand while the servant girl before her carries a casket and a small box. The servant's dress, with sleeves but no belt, reflects an eastern style that places her origins in Thrace or Asia Minor. The ingredients of this scene are the same as those on the many classical vases showing women at home. It is the tomb monument and the sober tone that give the established domestic iconography its special significance.

Artist: Unknown
Date: ca. 400–390 BCE
Medium: Marble
Culture: Greek, Attic
Department: Greek and Roman Art
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1953

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