Half-figure image of a woman, stele from Panticapaeum, today Kerch, Crimea. Chrysion, daughter of Demetrius
“The stele is framed around the perimeter by a smooth square frame with an inscription carved on top: “Chrysion, daughter of Demetrius.” Inside the frame is a relief image of two female figures. On the right is a knee-length image of a woman. She is dressed in a chiton, belted with a wide belt, the ends of which are tied in front. Over the chiton is a short veil thrown over her head. The woman holds the edge of the veil on her chest with her right hand. In her left hand she holds a pomegranate. On the left is a figurine of a servant […] The pomegranate in the hands of Chrysion is an appeal to the cult of Demeter. […] The dress is belted with a wide belt with a fringe at the end and a massive round buckle.” [Н.Л. Кучеревская, Kerch Museum]
“The Language(s) of Images in the Arts of the Bosporan Kingdom.” In: The Northern Black Sea in Antiquity. Networks, Connectivity, and Cultural Interactions, edited by Valeriya Kozlovskaya, pp. 169-191. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press. 2017
Maya Muratov https://www.academia.edu
“Sindian” tombstone from Phanagoria, 1st century.
“This name is usually applied to anthropomorphic sculptures placed over graves. Due to their non-Greek
appearance, they are believed to have been produced by local tribes.”
Phanagoria, Edited by V.D. Kuznetsov
http://phanagoria.info/upload/iblock/775/Phanagoriya_English_web.pdf