Two marble grave stelae from Athens, ca. 340 BCE, follow a similar theme and were originally parts of a naikos (small temple) with a separate pediment, pilasters, and pedestal. A nude youth leans against a pillar with crossed legs while an older man, probably his father, looks at him in grief. At the bottom, the young slave of the deceased, exhausted by his grief, has fallen half asleep on the steps. The plasticity of the young man’s body was probably inspired by a free-standing statue of a hero.
Artistically, the more accomplished one includes a dog to indicate to characterize the youth as a hunter. It has been attributed to the Parian sculptor Skopas, or his workshop. Height 1,68 m. (5 ft 5″), width 1,10 m. (3 ft 6″).