Journal

Virginia Museum of Fine Art

Published 06/08/2026

https://www.davidaaron.com/journal-details/34887/tefaf-maastricht-highlight-a-rare-greek

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Stele of Medeia 

A remarkable example of a rare Greek stele exhibited by David Aaron at TEFAF Maastricht and subsequently acquired by a major US museum. The piece is one of very few surviving grave stelae dedicated to a parthenos – a young Athenian woman of marriageable age who has not yet wed. Dated to circa 375-350 B.C., the marble grave stele from the historic Attic region is exceptionally carved in high relief, depicting a young female figure with her right hand raised elegantly towards her shoulder.  A single line of inscription in the architrave identifies the subject of the piece as a young girl called Medeia.