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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-gre-006. Helmeted goddess Athena in the Promachos (Fighting in the Front Line) aspect wearing scaly torso-aegis with snakes-fringe and gorgoneion (the severed head of Gorgon Medusa) and holding the spear in her right hand and the aspis (hoplon?) shield in her left. |
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Artist/Workshop: | Historical/Art Period, Date: |
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| White Pentelic marble, bronze |
Sculpture (Pillar of Athena, carved statue, assemblage, detail, in situ) |
Theophil Hansen (1813-1891), Leonidas Drosis (1843-1884) |
Greek Revival (Neohellenic Classicism), 1870s-1880s |
Athens, Attica, Central Greece |
Academy of Athens |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Greek Expedition, 30 April - 22 May 2009). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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