38. Greek grave stele fragment, 4th century BC
Marble
Height: 26.5cm, width: 24.9cm
10285
£ 22,000
The deceased sits on a chair, her legs crossed, the right advanced a little, feet on a low stool, her right arm reaching through the drapery to shake the hand...
The deceased sits on a chair, her legs crossed, the right advanced a little, feet on a low stool, her right arm reaching through the drapery to shake the hand of the male figure standing opposite her. A third figure stands between the two and is lifting her left hand to her face, her head tilted downwards. Both women have their curly hair tied in a bun at the nape of the neck. The male has wrapped his himation over his shoulder, across his back and draped it over his left arm. The scene is surmounted by two lines of faint text. The top and bottom broken away, the two sides roughly finished.The surface with abrasions, incrustation and staining.
