Grave Stele of Hegeso [SEP] creator
Grave Stele of Hegeso
The Grave Stele of Hegeso, most likely sculpted by Callimachus, is renowned as one of the finest Attic grave stelae surviving (mostly intact) today. Dated from ca. 410 - ca. 400 BCE, it is made entirely of Pentelic marble. It stands 1.49m high and .92m wide, in the form of a "naiskos", with pilasters and a pediment featuring palmette acroteria. The relief, currently on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens (NAMA 3624) was found
in the 5th century B.C. examples include the Grave Stele of Dexileos and the Grave Stele of Hegeso.
Notable burials and graves.
After the Battle of Chairon and Thibrachos, Lacedaemonian soldiers of King Pausanias' army were buried at Kerameikos. The tomb was found marked by a marble plinth with Lacedaemonian inscriptions of the names of the men.
The Grave Stele of Hegeso is one of the best-preserved surviving attic stele and features a woman seated by her servant. This grave is a naiskos, meaning Hegeso was likely