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    Athena in Gigantomachy on the Siphnian Treasury North Frieze
    The Goddess is overpowering the giant Eriktypos.
    The Siphnian is the most important of the Delphi treasuries.
    Painted inscription named the figures and were probably several times repainted, but few have survived.
    About 525 BCE, Height of frieze 0.64 m
    North side of the Siphnian Treasury
    Delphi, Museum

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    Detail

    North Frieze Drawing



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