Peplos
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A peplos is a body-length garment established as typical attire for women in ancient Greece by c. 500 BC, during the late Archaic and Classical period. The peplos was a rectangular piece of woollen cl
The Mourning Athena relief with Athena wearing a peplos, c. 460 BC
The Panathenaea peplos, from the Parthenon frieze
The Peplos Kore, colour reconstruction of statue of c. 530 BC
Athena wearing a luxurious peplos, one that uses a lot of fabric, fifth century BC
Mourning Athena
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The so-called Mourning Athena is an Athenian marble relief dated circa 460 BC which depicts Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare and patron-deity of the city of Athens. The relief is 0.48 m
The Mourning Athena
The Acropolis of Athens viewed from the Hill of the Muses