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Marble statue of Athena Parthenos, copy of the colossal chryselephantine statue in the Athenian Parthenon, which was created by the great sculptor Phidias of the 5th century BC. As described by Pausanias, the traveler of the 2nd century AD, the goddess was portrayed with long tunic, spear, a helmet with sphinx and griffins in relief, the aegis, her symbol, on her chest and holding a statue of the winged Victory. A shield lay at her feet carved with a gorgoneion and amazonomachy on the exterior and painted with gigantomachy on the interior. The battle between Lapiths and Centaurs was depicted at the sandals and the birth of Pandora at the pedestal of the statue. It was the leading symbol of the Athenian democracy and a renowned masterpiece in the ancient world. Gortyna, Roman period, 2nd century AD.
DPP_0122
Marble statue of Athena Parthenos, copy of the colossal chryselephantine statue in the Athenian Parthenon, which was created by the great sculptor Phidias of the 5th century BC. As described by Pausanias, the traveler of the 2nd century AD, the goddess was portrayed with long tunic, spear, a helmet with sphinx and griffins in relief, the aegis, her symbol, on her chest and holding a statue of the winged Victory. A shield lay at her feet carved with a gorgoneion and amazonomachy on the exterior and painted with gigantomachy on the interior. The battle between Lapiths and Centaurs was depicted at the sandals and the birth of Pandora at the pedestal of the statue. It was the leading symbol of the Athenian democracy and a renowned masterpiece in the ancient world. Gortyna, Roman period, 2nd century AD.