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THE MOURNING ATHENE

THE MOURNING ATHENE. this small votive relief was found buried on the Akropolis it dates from about 450 BC and is made from white marble. it is quite new and it is thought to have been buried near the Parthenon.

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THE MOURNING ATHENE

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  1. THE MOURNING ATHENE

  2. this small votive relief was found buried on the Akropolis • it dates from about 450 BC and is made from white marble. • it is quite new and it is thought to have been buried near the Parthenon.

  3. Athene is shown wearing a helmet looking down a spear at a pillar on the ground. • she is carved in low relief.

  4. ATHENE’S APPEARANCE • Athene wears: • a Corinthian helmet pushed back on her head. • a heavy peplos which falls in long column-like folds. The peplos is tied at the waist with a belt. • she leans on a spear in her left hand • her right hand rests on her hip.

  5. The pillar she looks down at may be: • a finishing post (terma) in an exercise ground. • a boundary stone (horos) in a sanctuary. • but it is probably a stele with a list of the Athenian dead from a battle. this would account for her bowed head and serious expression.

  6. ATHENE’S FACE • a heavy chin. • a classic Grecian profile • a line from her forehead down to the tip of her nose. • hair is linear. • Severe style of face and hair. • relationship of head and shoulders awkward.

  7. ATHENE’S DRESS • the awkward twist at waist is hidden by the heavy peplos and not shown by the folds. • Athene’s breasts are lightly indicated by a light v-shaped fold. • the folds of the peplos remain unbroken despite Athene’s bent left leg and the drapery hangs unnaturally (column-like). • as the body leans forward the folds of the peplos do not fall vertically as it should but they mirror the angle of the body. • the drapery does however hang naturally over the left heel.

  8. OTHER POINTS • Athene is shown with head and feet in profile, while the torso is shown front on. • her weight is on her right foot and her left knee is bent.

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