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Source Description
This type of statuette is known as the "Palladion" Athena, after a famous statue of the goddess at Troy, which, according to tradition, was stolen by the Greeks when they captured the city in the 13th century BC. Images of the "Palladion" are characterized by flat, simply modeled surfaces and a stiff, forward-facing pose. These figures are meant to depict a powerful early cult image, instead of a lively, active goddess.
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Document identity
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13649
label
Palladion Athena
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
13649
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Palladion Athena
description
This type of statuette is known as the "Palladion" Athena, after a famous statue of the goddess at Troy, which, according to tradition, was stolen by the Greeks when they captured the city in the 13th century BC. Images of the "Palladion" are characterized by flat, simply modeled surfaces and a stiff, forward-facing pose. These figures are meant to depict a powerful early cult image, instead of a lively, active goddess.
provenance
Leon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 6th century BC (Archaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statuettes (statues)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17.3
height
6
depth
5.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 13/16 x W: 2 3/8 x D: 2 1/8 in. (17.3 x 6 x 5.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
med
bronze
creator_ids
6256
collection_ids
GRC
exhibition_ids
2923
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1
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0
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photo
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