Funerary Naiskos of Demetria and Pamphile

The Funerary naiskos of Demetria and Pamphile is an ancient Greek tomb memorial in honour of two deceased women named Demetria and Pamphile, erected in classical Athens around 320 BC, shortly after Pamphile's death [1]. The naiskos was discovered during excavations in the late nineteenth century [1]. It is one of the last decorated funerary monuments that were placed in the ancient Kerameikos cemetery before the prohibition of decorated tombs in the late fourth century BC [1]. The sculpture is made of white marble and carved in very high relief [1]. It is now kept at the Kerameikos Archaeological Museum in Athens with inventory number P687 [1]. The relief bears the inscription "Demetria and Pamphile", the names of the two women depicted [1]. The naiskos shows two grown up women, one sitting on a luxurious chair, while the other stands still beside her [1]. The sitting woman is the recently deceased one, Pamphile, while the standing one is her sister Demetria, who had long predeceased her [1].