Collignon, Maxime, 1849-1917, Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908 · London : Cassell Pub. Co. · leaf 168
from a tithe of the booty captured atMarathon. From this period also dates the colossalbronze statue of Athena placed upon the Acropolis,and known by the name of Athena Promachus orIIv\cupdxo$. She stood with one hand holding herlance, while the other held her shield, which, muchlater, was… … Fig. 48.the acropolis. (On an Athenian coin. give us some idea of the enormous dimensions of thestatue. Here might be mentioned other works byPheidias, the precise dates of which are uncertain:statues of gold and ivory for the most part, such asthe Athena Lemnia of the Acropolis,an Amazon, and a…
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