Hellenistic stelai from Demetrias

[1] Stelai in Ancient Greece were used almost in the same manner as modern tombstones, commemorating the dead.

The use of stelai in Ancient Greece have been observed dating back to the bronze age.

Aphrodeisia is wearing a blue/green chiton and sitting on a chair, being offered jewelry, which she is accepting.

The white marble stele, discovered in Magnesia, shows two men, most likely soldiers.

They are thought to be soldiers because of the clothing of the sitting man, which is brought up above his knees, and the spears the men are carrying.