Funerary statue of Barsémias

The Greek epitaph engraved on the sculpture's base gives us a hint of the name of the deceased and year of death. The man appears sitting, this is a non-conventional position for this kind of sculpture in Eastern cultures. The image that this posture transmits is one of an important and respectable man in the community.镌刻于该雕塑基座的希腊语墓志铭，为我们提供了逝者姓名与逝世年份的相关线索。该雕像以坐姿塑造人物形象，这一姿态在东方文化语境下的同类雕塑中属于非常规表现形式。此坐姿所传递出的视觉意象，彰显了逝者作为社群中德高望重、深受敬重的核心成员的身份。