Statue Of A Dead Amazon
Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts
Date | early 20th century (plaster cast), 410-400 BC (original) |
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Object type | plaster cast |
Medium, technique | plaster |
Dimensions | 86 x 59 x 8 cm |
Inventory number | Ag.232 |
Collection | Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts |
On view | Star Fortress (Komárom), Athenian men and women from the fourth century BC, Corridor A |
The stele shows two female figures. A young woman stands on the left. She wears a chiton and himation, her hair is tied with a veil. A similarly dressed elderly woman sits before her on a backless chair with a footstool, draping her mantle over her head. The edges of the mantles are elegantly pulled from their body in a gesture typical of brides and married women. The relief probably depicts mother and daughter, but — lacking an inscription —, we do not know which of them it commemorates. The scene is framed by two columns, and crowned with a lotus-palmette frieze.
Hekler, Antal, Az antik gipszgyűjtemény I-II., Budapest, 1919-1920, 1923, no. no. 256.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.