S8.5 PALLAS ATHENA
| Museum Collection | Palazzo Altemps National Roman Museum, Rome |
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| Catalogue No. | - |
| Title | - |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Marble |
| Height | - |
| Context | - |
| Original / Copy | - |
| Style | - |
| Date | - |
| Period | - |
DESCRIPTION
The goddess Pallas Athena stands petting the head of a large snake coiled around a tree-trunk. She holds a spear in one hand (missing) and wears a raised helm, floor-length robe and snake-trimmed aegis cloak decorated with the head of Medusa.