Decree Relief with Athena in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

Decree Relief with Athena


Creator: Greek (Artist)

Period: 410-400 BC (Classical)

Medium: marble (Sculpture)

Accession Number: 23.177

Measurements: H: 20 1/8 x W: 8 7/8 x D: 6 5/8 in. (51.1 x 22.6 x 16.9 cm)

Geographies: Athens, Greece (Place of Origin), Mount Pentelikon in Greece (Source of Materials)

Athena rests her left arm on a pillar, over which is draped her "aegis" (a powerful and protective scaly animal skin) with a Gorgon head. Athena's pose exemplifies the grace associated with the Classical art of late 5th-century Athens. Standing beside her would have been the individual honored in the official decree, inscribed below.

Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/2495/decree-relief-with-athena/