Mourning Athena, Acropolis Museum

Mourning Athena

<Location> Acropolis Archaeological Museum, Acropolis, Athens, Greece

This relief, exhibited in the sixth room, is called "Mourning Athena" or "Contemplating Athena"

Here Athena weas Peplos and has a belt on her waist. She wears a cask on hear head, and her left hand is on a spear. What does represent the rectanglar slab in front of her is not clear.

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