![]() In general, stelae can be seen as a retrospective funerary art, that typically articulate a society's ideals of social living through their depiction of a domestic sphere. On the epistyle there is an epitaph, ΗΓΗΣΩ ΠΡΟΞΕΝΟ, stating that the deceased is Hegeso, daughter of Proxenios. The maidservant is presenting the pyxis, on the knees of Hegeso. Opposite her, on the left, stands a maidservant wearing a tunic and a headdress described as either a snood or sakkos. ![]() In her left hand, she holds an open pyxis, and in her right she holds a piece of (missing) jewelry that was originally painted, at which she is directing her gaze. The main shows a mature Athenian woman (Hegeso) wearing a chiton (costume) and himation, seated on a chair with her feet resting on an elaborate footstool. The plinth has mostly broken off and there is slight damage on the head of Hegeso. ![]() In its current condition, it is almost complete, but has been restored around its edges. ![]() Modern replicas of the burial monuments for Hegeso, daughter of Proxenios, and for Koroibos. ![]()
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