| Date | early 20th century (plaster cast), 360-350 BC (original) |
|---|---|
| Object type | plaster cast |
| Medium, technique | plaster |
| Dimensions | 180 x 82 x 24 cm |
| Inventory number | Ag.237 |
| Collection | Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts |
| On view | Star Fortress (Komárom), Athenian men and women from the fourth century BC, Corridor A |
The sanctuary-shaped stele commemorates a woman named Polyxene. The deceased sits on a backless chair with a footstool, wearing a chiton and a himation that also covers her head. She gazes sorrowfully ahead, her left hand embracing the shoulder of a young boy that stands at her feet. Her attention is focused on the child who is shown like an adult, wearing a single mantle. Behind her there is a maidservant, recognisable from her long-sleeved chiton and cap-like headdress (sakkos). Her left is raised to her chin in mourning. The epitaph engraved at the top tells us that Polyxene is mourned by her child, husband, and parents.
Hekler, Antal, Az antik gipszgyűjtemény I-II., Budapest, 1919-1920, 1923, no. no. 257.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.
