| scoria : | Shapeless mass of metal, the refuse from smelting |
| seating level : | level on which the figures in a portrayal appear to be standing or sitting. |
| sema : | monument, usually funerary. |
| siren : | mythical being of composite form. Usually shown with body of a winged woman from the waist up and of a bird from the waist down. |
| stephanephoria : | the award of a crown, the right of a person to wear a crown at official ceremonies in the city; this honorary distinction was usually given to the archons, while performing their duties. |
| strigil : | A kind of spatula, in most cases of bronze, with curved end and handle used to scrape oil, dust and sweat off the body after physical exercise |
| syntagma : | two or more statues placed in line abreast. |