Hediste's modest grave stele from NAM in Athens
National Archeological Museum in Athens overwhelmed me a bit, there were seemingly billions of absolutely wonderful monuments and artefacts. I wanted to share a different one though. It's from a room full of absolutely wonderful carvings from the graves of rich families: it was very interesting to see all those depictions of living relatives handshaking the ones who were departing to Hades, quite a poignant sight. They were all splendidly made.
What caught my attention was a much more modest one of an otherwise unknown woman called Hediste (literally 'sweet'). Just a simple painting of a ribbon, nothing fancy, among elaborate family graves showing off their wealth; the only one of its kind in the museum. Hymmetian marble, minimalism, it was somehow more elegant and made quite an impression on me. Rip girl.