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A farewell scene is represented; the seated woman is the deceased, indicated by her prominence in the scene. She holds the hand of her mother as a gesture of farewell.
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Title: Marble stele (grave marker) of Lysistrate
Period: Late Classical
Date: ca. 350–325 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Marble, Pentelic
Dimensions: H. 44 3/4 in. (113.7 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Object Number: 06.287
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