Athena Giustiniani

Athena in helmet and long robes, with her sacred snake at her feet. The Roman copy is in the Vatican; the deep, vertical folds of the drapery are a lesson in cloth over a standing figure.

Artist: After a Greek original
Date: Early 4th century BC
Material: Plaster cast
Location: SMK, Copenhagen
Category: Figures, female
File source: SMK