[[Phrasikleia]]
This statue, slightly over life-size, is the grave marker of a young woman who died in Ancient Greece before her wedding day.
The inscription says she will 'always be called kore', which means maiden, since she would remain a virgin forever.
This statue, like many statues from Ancient Greece, was originally painted; she had patterns on her dress, and her jewellery was picked out in yellow and gold.
She was found in a pit along with a statue of a male, and although some people have suggested the two statues were made by the same sculptor, this is just speculation.
Her inscription also says the statue is the sema, or sign, of Phrasikleia. Yet it looks so life-like: is the statue a reminder of her absence from this world, or an attempt to conjure up her presence?
The ambiguity is probably never meant to be solved.
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