A Funerary Stele From The Hellenistic Period

İn this study, was investigated a funerary stele from Hellenistic period which was found in the province of Manisa in Salihli district and exhibited at the Konya Koyunoğlu Museum. There are roughly processed acroterium at the top, in the middle and on the right side of this funerary stele. There are a family with servants in decoration area depicted in figures. In this depiction the boy figure is wearing overcoat on chiton and his head looking slightly to the right, standing on the left face, he has taken his left leg to front and right leg standing behind. The weight of the woman figure is on the left leg on the right face, which is given again from front on the right and standing up. The woman figure, which is putting right leg slightly to the left and back, is wearing chiton and himation which is closing back of the head. The woman figure pictured on the pudicitia type, holds the collar of her coat by left hand which is bent from the elbow on the chest. There is depicted male servant figure on the left side of the male figure, which is putting by cross his right foot on the other foot. On the left of the woman there is depicted a servant girl which is dressed in chiton, and her head looking slightly to the right and between of her hands she offers the jewelry box to woman. Our funerary stele which is the inventory number 190, reflects the specific local style with crafting, quality and composition of care the tomb stele and funerary monuments of Ephesus and Smyrna`s dated to Hellenistic period. Beside the origin of the figure, typological and stylistic features were discussed in detail. Accordingly Koyunoglu Museum Hellenistic Grave Stele said that reflects the characteristics of the grave stele the second half of the 2nd century BC ( 130/120 BC).