Head of Athena's figurine

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Inventory number

Ακρ. 12899

Category

Coroplastic

Period

Classical Period

Date

400-350 BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.067 m

Material

Clay

Location

First Floor Case 33, Νο 23

Description
Bibliography

The head belongs to a figurine of Athena found during one of the Acropolis excavation campaigns, south of the Propylaia.

The goddess’ face is oblong, the eyes almond-shaped with heavy lids whereas the lips are full and the mouth half-open. She wears a Corinthian-type helmet with a hole on its top, in which a crest possibly fitted. Traces of white slip are retained on the figurine surface.

Winter, F., Die antiken Terrakotten. Die Typen der figürlichen Terrakotten, III, 2, Berlin, Stuttgart, 1903, σελ. 176, εικ. σχ 1, αρ.κατ. 1
Casson, S., Brooke, D., Catalogue of the Acropolis Museum. Sculpture and Architectural Fragments, with a section upon the Terracottas, II, Cambridge, 1921, σελ. 286-387, αρ.κατ. 1481