Most funerary sculpture is symbolic. However this figure actually represents the woman who lies buried within the tomb beneath it. It also bears the scars of time – the wind, rain, heat have pitted the surface of the face and body, causing the sadness expressed by this sculpture to become almost painful. The early morning light etches its surface and brings out the evocative texture created by time and nature. Once an expensive memorial intended to express a sense of immortality, the decaying statue now seems to represent a life largely forgotten.