Athena Basel

Athena Basel
About 420-400 BCE. Marble, Height 0.53 m. Antikenmuseum BS228, Basel.

The eyes were inlaid, the aegis snakes and belt ornament added in metal.
This handsome Athena in Basel seems to fly like the Nikai (Victories) and her flat back suggests that she had been fastened to a background slab.
The inlaid eyes are unexpected in a marble and it is difficult to imagine its original setting and context

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Athena Basel front view

Athena Basel left view

Athena Basel right view

Athena Basel Detail

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