Hellenistik Döneme Ait Bir Mezar Steli

The funerary stele was found at a fountain in the garden of Tariş ware house in1999 and later it was transferred to Aydın Museum.Within the frame, a woman dressed in khimation over khiton typed in Pudicitiais depicted from the profile view. There are some different views in respect of theorigin of the type. However, the pioneers dates back to the 4thcentury BC, and thestatue of Tegea is considered to be the earliest specimen. In addition to them, theother early specimens are encountered in the terracotta statues. The Pudicitia typeis used throughout the second half the second century BC, and it continues spreading in large scale until the first century BC. For instance, one of its common typesis represented by the characterized traditional aspect of Kleopatra from Delos.There are two children standing on the right of the woman. The children givenfrontally are dressed in khiton. The servant girl standing on the right of the womanis holding a pyxsis with her hands. The second girl on the left corner is depictedfrontally like the other one and the typical Pudicitia type is reflected on her appearence. Consequently, the stele described in details above may be compared with astele, which was discovered in Samos and this stele may date back to the 2ndhalfof the 2ndcentury BC