S8.13 PALLAS ATHENA
Museum Collection | National Archaeological Museum of Naples |
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Catalogue No. | - |
Title | - |
Type | Statue |
Material | Marble |
Height | - |
Context | Herculaneum |
Original / Copy | - |
Style | - |
Date | - |
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.