CLAS 3P25 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Kerameikos, Upper Class, Lysanias
18 Mar 2017
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Stelai prevalent late 5th and 4th century in athens. Part of a burial enclosure: used 2-3 generations by a family = more than one monument in kerameikos. Private monuments but for public consumption they want you to see who was buried there: more about individualism and emotion in 4th century bc. Stele of hegeso: hegeso daughter of procenos: 500 bc, marble, 1. 58 m; relief, note architectural frame like a shrine = heroized the dead. Upper class, she has her own maid and a stele and nice furniture, intricate robes especially in comparison to the maid whose costume is much simpler with a lot less fabric, elaborate sandal. All this will be noticed by people passing by. Profile face: body give that slight sense of movement to the seated pose. Hair covered by a snood = display of status, maid has a simple head scarf. Aristocratic ladies = more elaborate head scarves and with hairstyles.
