Collection: | Athens, Acropolis Museum |
Title: | Small copy of Athena Parthenos |
Context: | From Athens, Acropolis |
Findspot: | Found at Athens, Acropolis (found in 1860 near the Propylaia) |
Summary: | Athena wearing an aegis over a belted peplos with a long overfold |
Material: | Marble |
Sculpture Type: | Free-standing statue |
Category: | Original/copies |
Style: | Classical |
Technique: | In-the-round |
Original or Copy: | Copy |
Original: | Athena Parthenos |
Date: | ca. 100 AD - ca. 200 AD |
Dimensions: | H. 1.57 m; W. 0.56 m; Th. 0.44 m |
Scale: | Under life-size |
Region: | Attica |
Period: | Roman Imperial |
Condition: Fragmentary
Condition Description: Missing the head, arms, lower left leg, feet, and base; many ends of drapery are chipped off.
Sources Used:
Other Bibliography: W.-H. Schuchhardt in AJA 77 (1973) 240; W.B. Dinsmoor, "The Repair of the Athena Parthenos," AJA 38 (1934) 103;