The Piraeus (Peiraeus) Athena. Side View.
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The Piraeus (Peiraeus) Athena
The Piraeus (Peiraeus) Athena. Side View.

The Piraeus (Peiraeus) Athena. Side view. Either an original of the 4th c. BCE, or a classicizing Hellenistic copy.

According to the museum's label: "The goddess wears a Doric peplos, with a large overfold raised in back so as to cover her shoulders, and a diagonal aegis. Two owls adorn her Corinthian helmet. She held a spear in her left hand and a libation bowl in her right hand. The statue has been attributed to Kephisodotos or Euphranor."
Exhibited at the Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, Greece.

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Art Athena Athens Bronze Hellenistic Original Photo Piraeus Archaeological Museum
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