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S8.13 PALLAS ATHENA

Pallas Athena | Greco-Roman statue
DETAILS
Museum Collection National Archaeological Museum of Naples
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Type Statue
Material Marble
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Context Herculaneum
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Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

The goddess Pallas Athena strides forward brandishing a spear (missing). Her outstretched arm is draped in the protective fold of a snake-trimmed aegis cloak emblazoned with the head of Medusa. She wears a peaked helm and floor-length dress.

ARTICLES

Athena