Piraeus Athena - IV

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Piraeus Athena - IV
Piraeus Athena - IV

This magnificent bronze statue of Athena is apparently an original creation of the 4th century, which was buried as part of a cache of bronze statues following the sack of Athens by Sulla in 86 BC. The statue, nearly complete, is particularly interesting for all the details which are preserved intact. The figure faces forward, the weight on the right leg, the left leg relaxed. She wears a peplos open on the right side, with a long diagonal overfold. Over the dress is slung the aegis, shaped like a narrow band. Though it is bordered by snakes and emblazoned with a small head of Medusa. Her left hand appears to have rested on a shield and may have held a spear as well. The right hand is extended forward. She may have held an owl. The helmet is pushed back on her head. Two owls are represented on the visor, and griffins stand on either side of the long crest. The eyes are inset.
Dated by style to about the middle of the 4th century. It has also been suggested that this statue is a Hellenistic copy of a 4th century type. Its burial in a 1st century BC context, perhaps in association with the Sullan sack of 86 BC, provides a terminus ante quem.

Source @ www.perseus.tufts.edu

Bronze sculpture
Height 235 cm
Late Classical period
ca. 360 - 340 BC
From Delos [?]
Piraeus - Archaeological Museum

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