Top of stelè, with acanthus leaves forming the base of the acroterion.
The leaves are only sketched in outline on the front, but have been
finished on the right and left.--_Kertch._
Limestone; height, 2 feet 3 inches; width, 2 feet 3 inches.
SEPULCHRAL MONUMENTS WITH SCENES FROM DAILY LIFE.
[Sidenote: =619.=]
Cast of the sepulchral relief of Hegeso. A lady, Hegeso, is seated on
a chair, with a foot-stool. She appears to be taking a necklace from
a box which is held by a servant standing before her. Hegeso is richly
dressed in a chiton with short sleeves, himation and sandals. Her hair
is confined by a _sphendonè_, or band, broadest in front. The servant
has a close-fitting cap, and a plain chiton with long sleeves. The
relief is bounded by two pilasters surmounted by a pediment, with
acroteria.
Inscribed [Greek: Hêgêsô Proxeno(u)]--Hegeso daughter of Proxenos.
This relief, which is unequalled for its grace and delicacy, appears
to belong to the close of the fifth century B.C. The original,
of Pentelic marble, is _near the Dipylon at Athens_, where it was
discovered in 1870.
Height, 4 feet 9-3/4 inches; width, 3 feet 1 inch. _Arch. Zeit._,
1871, pl. 43, p. 19; _C.I.A._, II., 3753; Mitchell, p. 502;
Waldstein, _Essays_, p. 309; Wolters, No. 1030; Conze, _Attische
Grabreliefs_, No. 68, pl. 30; _Stereoscopic_, No. 123.
[Sidenote: =620.=]
Cast of the sepulchral monument of Ameinocleia. A lady is engaged
with a girl who is adjusting a sandal on her left foot. She chiefly
supports herself on the right foot, and helps her balance by touching
with her hand the head of the maid kneeling before her. As in the
monument of Hegeso (No. 619), there is a marked contrast between the
mistress, richly draped in a chiton and himation, and the girl before
her, who has a plain long-sleeved chiton and a cap. On the left is
a female figure, perhaps a sister of Ameinocleia. She seems to
be reading a tablet. The composition is framed by two pilasters,
surmounted by a pediment.
Inscribed [Greek: Ameinokleia Andromeno(u)s thugatêr L...]
Ameinocleia, daughter of Andromenes.... This relief appears to belong
to the close of the 5th century B.C. The original, of Pentelic marble,
which is now at _Athens_, was discovered in 1836 _at the Piraeus_.
Height, 4 feet 4-3/4 inches; width, 2 feet 3-1/2 inches. Le
Bas, _Mon. Fig._, pl. 65. _C.I.A._, II., 2687; Mitchell, p. 500;
Wolters, No. 1032; _Stereoscopic_, No. 123.
[Sidenote: =621.=]
Fragment of relief. A female figure, richly draped, is seated on
a stool, to the left. The head, right arm, and knees are
wanting.--_Athens._ _Elgin Coll._
Pentelic marble; height, 2 feet 5 inches; width, 1 foot 5 inches.
_Mus. Marbles_, IX., pl. 39, fig. 3. _Synopsis_, No. 280 (279).
[Sidenote: =622.=]
Fragment of relief. The upper part of a female figure, richly draped,
and seated, with her left hand raised, the left elbow supported by the
right hand. Very high relief.--_Athens._ _Elgin Coll._
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