Statue of the priestess Aristonoe

The Statue of the priestess Aristonoe in the National Archaeological Museum Athens (NAMA), with the inventory number 232, dates from the third century BC.

The statue is made from Pentelic marble and is about life size at 1.62 metres high.

Apart from parts of the feet, the lower arms, the neck and the head, the body is fully clothed.

The statue was found in 1890 in the temple of Nemesis at Rhamnous which was long attributed to Themis.

Θέμιδι καὶ Νεμέσει Ἱεροκλῆς Ἱεροποιοῦ Ραμνούοιος ὰνέθηκε τὴν μητέρα Ἀριοτονόην Νικοκράτου Ραμνουοίου ἱέρειαν Νεμέσεως To Themis and Nemesis Hierokles son of Hieropoios the Rhamnousian dedicated his mother Aristonoe daughter of Nikokrates the Rhamnousian, priestess of Nemesis.