Sculptures - Reconstruction of the base of the Parthenos

R e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e P a r t h e n o s ' b a s e

Reconstruction of the base of the Parthenos
Pausanias describes that on the base of the Parthenos a relief showed the birth of Pandora.
Pliny adds the detail that twelve Gods attend.
Phidias, 438 BCE
Reconstruction by N. Leipen
Toronto, Royal Ontario Museum

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