Hegisso Funeral Stele

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Hegisso Funeral Stele

Grave stele of Hegesso, daughter of Proxenos. Hegesso is seated in front of a servant and holds in her right hand a jewel (probably a ring) that she has taken out of the box offered to her. The ring was painted on the stele and it is not visible today. Circa 400 BCE.