Torso of a statue depicting Athena reassembled from two pieces. The goddess is clad in a chiton, a short himation and over this an aegis embellished with relief snakes οn the lower part. The part of the chiton covering her left breast was rendered in paint now faded thus giving the impression of nudity. The goddess' hair flows in curled locks over her back and chest. The fire damage, discernible on the statue’s surface is probably due to the torching of the Acropolis by the Persians in 480 BC.
The statue head Ακρ. 658 and the leg Ακρ. 162 have also been attributed to the same statue. Moreover it has been associated with the statue of a warrior (Ακρ. 141), possibly a Giant fighting in the Gigantomachy.
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