Angelitos Athena

Creator

• Euenor (Sculptor)

Files

Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Publication Date

1966

Time Period

circa 480-470 BCE

Abstract

Total from front

Keywords

Greek Classical period, Korai (Statues), Sculpture (Visual works), Statues, Severe Style (Greek sculpture art), Doric columns, Perserschutt

Alt Text

A stone statue of a robed figure with one arm raised, displayed against a plain background. The statue appears to be missing its head and the other arm.

Extent

1 color photograph

Geographic Location

Greece; Athens (Greece); Acropolis (Athens, Greece)

Rights

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Access Restrictions

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Media Type

Color photographs

Format

Digital Only

Note

Inscription on column that reads "Angelitos dedicated me. Oh, venerable Athena, may this gift be pleasing to you. Euenor made it"
The Angelitos Athena is an ancient marble statue, the earliest known depiction of Athena. The figure is designed in the 'Severe Style' the transition between the Archaic period and Classical Greek sculpture which developed post-Persian Wars. It was discovered as part of the Perserschutt collection in the 19th century. The statue is highly damaged and her head is absent. Similar to earlier depictions of Athena, she wears the archaic peplos, but also has the aegis over her shoulders decorated with a gorgoneion in the center of her chest. The upraised right arm survives to the wrist, but would have yielded a spear. Her left arm is completely missing except for the shoulder and traces of her hand resting on her waist. It is believed that she would have stood atop a preserved Doric column with an inscription regarding its dedication. This object is currently located at the Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece.

Identifier

A01-JGC0464

Recommended Citation

Euenor (Sculptor), "Angelitos Athena" (1966). Art and Art History Collection (Saskia). 490.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/saskia/490