Fragmentary funerary stele with a farewell scene

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This section of a marble funerary slab portrays a farewell moment that was often featured on Attic tombstones. The deceased person sits, surrounded by family members or attendants, who are also depicted in the scene. Here, the seated figure of the female deceased is only partially preserved. Two other figures likely represent relatives. This stele might have originated from Attica. Part of an inscription remains on the architrave, ---ORAS