Statue of a kore. Found at Merenda, Attica. It was a funerary statue. Found together with the statue of kouros inv. no. Γ4890 in a pit in the cemetery of Myrrhinous (nowadays Merenda). Preserved in excellent condition. The kore wears a full-length, sleeved chiton and a tall wreath decorated with flowers, while in her left hand she holds a lotus bud. The base of the statue was built into a church, a short distance from where the kore was found. The base’s front bears an inscription with the name of the deceased Phrasikleia: ΣΗΜΑ ΦΡΑΣΙΚΛΕΙΑΣ· ΚΟΡΗ ΚΕΚΛΗΣΟΜΑΙ ΑΙΕΙ ΑΝΤΙ ΓΑΜΟΥ ΠΑΡΑ ΘΕΩΝ ΤΟΥΤΟ ΛΑΧΟΥΣ’ ΟΝΟΜΑ [Grave marker of Phrasikleia. I shall ever be called maiden (kore), the gods allotting me this name in place of marriage]. The left side of the base preserves an inscription with the name of the sculptor: ΑΡΙΣΤΙΩΝ ΠΑΡΙ[ΟΣ Μ’ ΕΠ]Ο[Ε]ΣΕ (Aristion of Paros made me). Height: 1.79 m. Height including the base and the plinth: 2.115 m.
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