Athena on the South balustrade of Athena Nike Temple
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Athena and Nike
Height 1.40 m. 420 BCE. Acropolis Museum, Athens.
- Athena and Nike with a trophy between them.
- The other frieze associated with the Temple of Athena Nike was on a balustrade around the top of the bastion on which the Temple stood, running along its south, west and north sides.
- The subject is figures of Nike (Victory) erecting trophies or leading bulls to sacrifice, with a seated Athena on each main side
- Frieze on the South side of the balustrade of the Temple of Athena Nike
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