Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman (1867)
Westropp, Hodder M. (Hodder Michael), -1884 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 197
portion of theaegis, whereby the goddess receives a peculiarly peaceful character.This Athena has always the shield resting on the ground, or wantsit altogether; she is accordingly conceived as a victorious (hence also MYTHOLOGY OF SCULPTURE. 173 the Nike in her hand) and peacefulty-ruling goddess.… … a costume which is immediately adapted for combat. With thisdrapery agrees very well an uplifted shield, which characterizedthe Pallas Promachos of Phidias, and is probably to be restored inmany statues of Pallas executed after a sublime model, which 174 HANDBOOK OF ARCHAEOLOGY. exhibit a somewhat…
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