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The goddess is dressed in a peplos, with a long belt worn around her waist. She wears a narrow aegis placed sideways, decorated with a gorgon in the centre, now lost. The figure supports the weight of his body on the right leg, while the left leg protrudes freely bent at the knee. This position leads to an intense projection of the right hip and recalls the Aphrodites leaning languidly on a support from the end of the 5th century BC. C.
Athena's left hand is slightly raised and would be holding the spear on which she was holding herself. The posture and the way in which the clothing is presented, which wraps the curves of the body and emphasizes its movement, are characteristic of the period of the last quarter of the fifth century BC. C.
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Displayed in: Antonino Salinas Regional Archaeological Museum
In the Exhibition: Athena from the Acropolis Museum in Athens
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