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Marble grave stele of a young woman and servant | Greek, Attic | Classical | The Metropolitan Museum of … | Greek art, Ancient greek art, Metropolitan museum of art
a white marble sculpture with a woman and child
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Marble grave stele of a young woman and servant

ca. 400–390 BCE. The young woman leans against the framing pilaster of her grave stele in a pose that may have been inspired by a famous contemporary statue of Aphrodite. Like the child with doves on the stele found on Paros (acc. no. 27.45, displayed in this gallery), the little girl wears an ungirt peplos that is open at the side. Her hair is cut short in mourning. She holds a jewel box and may be a younger sister of the deceased or a household slave. MET Object Number: 36.11.1
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