S8.8 PALLAS VELLETRI
Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
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Catalogue No. | Louvre Ma464 |
Title | Pallas Velletri |
Type | Statue |
Material | Marble |
Height | 3.05 metres |
Context | Ruins of Roman Villa Velletri in Italy |
Original / Copy | Roman copy of Greek bronze attributed to Cresilas 430 B.C. |
Style | Classical |
Date | C1st A.D. |
Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The goddess Pallas Athena stands with arms outstretched. She wears a helm, floor-length robe and snake-trimmed aegis cloak.