page_title: Statue of the priestess Aristonoe
hierarchical_section_title: Statue of the priestess Aristonoe
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Statue der Priesterin Aristonoe im NAMA, Nr. 232., siehe Artikel in der deutschsprachigen Wikipedia English: Statue of the priestess Aristonoe at the NAMA, Nr 232.
context_page_description: The Statue of the priestess Aristonoe in the National Archaeological Museum Athens, 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. It is almost entirely intact, apart from a few dents. Only the lower right arm and the left hand are missing. Both lower arms were carved separately and then attached. The head was also made as a separate piece, but it survives completely intact. The plinth and rectangular base also survive; the base is 38 cm high, 61 cm wide, and 62 cm deep. Aristonoe stands facing the viewer. Her weight rests on her right leg, the left is free. The arms are bent and reach forwards. The head is tilted slightly to the right. The hair is carefully pulled back and over the forehead. Apart from parts of the feet, the lower arms, the neck and the head, the body is fully clothed. Aristonoe wears a chiton and a himation.
  The statue was found in 1890 in the temple of Nemesis at Rhamnous which was long attributed to Themis. According to the inscription on the base, the statue was dedicated to the goddess Nemesis. It was donated by Hierokles, son of Hieropoios and Aristonoe.
context_section_description: 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. It is almost entirely intact, apart from a few dents. Only the lower right arm and the left hand are missing. Both lower arms were carved separately and then attached. The head was also made as a separate piece, but it survives completely intact. The plinth and rectangular base also survive; the base is 38 cm high, 61 cm wide, and 62 cm deep. Aristonoe stands facing the viewer. Her weight rests on her right leg, the left is free. The arms are bent and reach forwards. The head is tilted slightly to the right. The hair is carefully pulled back and over the forehead. Apart from parts of the feet, the lower arms, the neck and the head, the body is fully clothed. Aristonoe wears a chiton and a himation.
  The statue was found in 1890 in the temple of Nemesis at Rhamnous which was long attributed to Themis. According to the inscription on the base, the statue was dedicated to the goddess Nemesis. It was donated by Hierokles, son of Hieropoios and Aristonoe. According to the inscription, Aristonoe herself was the daughter of one Nikokrates of Rhamnous.
  Inscription:
  Ancient Greek: 
  Θέμιδι καὶ Νεμέσει
  Ἱεροκλῆς Ἱεροποιοῦ Ραμνούοιος
  ὰνέθηκε τὴν μητέρα Ἀριοτονόην
  Νικοκράτου Ραμνουοίου ἱέρειαν
  Νεμέσεως
  English: 
  To Themis and Nemesis
  Hierokles son of Hieropoios the Rhamnousian
  dedicated his mother Aristonoe
  daughter of Nikokrates the Rhamnousian, priestess
  of Nemesis.
  — Inscriptiones Graecae II², 3462.
caption: The Statue in the National Archaeological Museum
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