Grave Stele of Hegeso

Creator

• Callimachus

Files

Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Publication Date

1966

Time Period

circa 410-400 BCE

Abstract

Full view of frontal center

Keywords

Greek Late Classical period, Sculpture (Visual works), Funerary stelae, Pentelic marble, Reliefs (Sculptures)

Alt Text

A stone relief sculpture depicting two robed figures seated at a table, with one figure holding an object. The background features architectural elements and inscriptions.

Extent

1 color photograph

Geographic Location

Greece; Athens (Greece); Kerameikos (Athens, Greece)

Rights

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Access Restrictions

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Media Type

Color photographs

Format

Digital Only

Note

Inscription identifying dedication: "Hegeso daughter of Proxenos"
This is a funerary stele made of Pentelic marble that was discovered in 1870 at the ancient cemetery of Kerameikos. An Athenian lady sits, examining a piece of jewelry, held in her raised right hand, which would have been colored with paint. Before her stands her maid holding open a jewelry box. The deceased, as denoted by the inscription above, was Hgeiso, daughter of a consul. Today, a plaster replica stands in situ, with the original moved under cover in the mid 20th century. This stele was purchased in 1884 from Martinelli of Athens, and the object is currently held at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Greece.

Identifier

A01-JGC0344

Recommended Citation

Callimachus, "Grave Stele of Hegeso" (1966). Art and Art History Collection (Saskia). 371.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/saskia/371