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The Borghese torso is a replica of the Athena Parthenos (the Virgin Goddess), the famous chryselephantine colossal statue that stood twelve metres high and was sculpted by Phidias in 438 BCE for the cella of the Parthenon, on the Athenian Acropolis, and is one of the most renowned works of antiquity.
The Parthenon Sculptures are a collection of different types of marble architectural decoration from the temple of Athena (the Parthenon) on the Acropolis in Athens.
The Greek aesthetic dominates so much architecture, sculpture and ceramic art. It shines in the structure of the Parthenon as much as the curve of a kylix cup. The Grand Tour era and its fashion for Classical architecture sparked a desire to decorate houses with Greek antiquities.
Many of the parthenon statue, sold by the shops on Etsy, qualify for included shipping, such as: Barberini Faun or Drunken Satyr Statue Size Option Parthenon Facade Statue ,8 Columns Doric order,Plaster Replica Scuplture 14cm
The Parthenon was built as a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. It was the centrepiece of an ambitious building programme on the Acropolis of Athens. The temple's great size and lavish use of white marble was intended to show off the city's power and wealth at the height of its empire.
The statue of Athena Parthenos[ N 1 ] (Ancient Greek: Παρθένος Ἀθηνᾶ, lit. 'Athena the Virgin') was a monumental chryselephantine sculpture of the goddess Athena. Attributed to Phidias and dated to the mid-fifth century BCE, it was an offering from the city of Athens to Athena, its tutelary deity.
