Detail of the Piraeus Athena. See description for more information.

Detail of the Piraeus Athena. See description for more information. Stock Photo
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Erin Babnik / Alamy Stock Photo

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BDPWKB

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50.2 MB (1.8 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

3419 x 5128 px | 28.9 x 43.4 cm | 11.4 x 17.1 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

25 July 2009

Location:

Piraeus, Greece.

More information:

The Piraeus Athena (ca. 350 BC) may be the prototype of a marble statue in the Louvre known as the Mattei Athena. It is has been attributed to the sculptor Euphranor by some scholars and to Kephisodotos by others. She wears a peplos, a Corinthian helmet, and an aegis bearing a depiction of Medusa. She probably held an owl or a Nike in her outstretched right hand and a shield in her left.