Grave stele of an athlete
(ΕΑΜ/ΝΑΜ Γ 7901)
The athlete is depicted naked, holding a javelin in the left hand. The treatment of the musculature in the torso and hands follows the archaic conventions but it is marked by plastic contours and soft transitions. The elaborate headdress is tied with a ribbon and combed in twisted braids and tresses with spiral and helicoid terminals. Red paint is preserved in the background of the relief and on the hair.