Fragments of five metopes. Limestone. From the temple of Athena on the Mycenae Acropolis. The most important fragment depicts the upper body of a woman (probably a goddess) who draws her cloak over her head, a gesture of modesty and rank, characteristic of the goddess Hera. Work of the Daedalic style, around 630-620 BC.

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Fragments of five metopes. Limestone. From the temple of Athena on the Mycenae Acropolis. The most important fragment depicts the upper body of a woman (probably a goddess) who draws her cloak over her head, a gesture of modesty and rank, characteristic of the goddess Hera. Work of the Daedalic style, around 630-620 BC.

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