Greek bronzes . in differences of detail. The pose of the figure has been changedfrom the right to the left foot. The left hand may have rested on theedge of a shield as in the Parthenos. We cannot be certain. The rightarm has been raised, and undoubtedly the hand has rested on a spearheld upright. That is a distinct divergence from the Parthenos, where,as we have seen, the right hand holds out a Victory. In the dress theonly difference is that the aegis is worn obliquely on the breast and notsquare across. But in the fragment which we possess of the Athenefrom the west pediment of the Parthen
Greek bronzes . in differences of detail. The pose of the figure has been changedfrom the right to the left foot. The left hand may have rested on theedge of a shield as in the Parthenos. We cannot be certain. The rightarm has been raised, and undoubtedly the hand has rested on a spearheld upright. That is a distinct divergence from the Parthenos, where,as we have seen, the right hand holds out a Victory. In the dress theonly difference is that the aegis is worn obliquely on the breast and notsquare across. But in the fragment which we possess of the Athenefrom the west pediment of the Parthenon, the aegis is worn in the sameoblique fashion. So that the idea was familiar to Pheidias, though hedid not choose to employ it on his chryselephantine statue. The helmet GREEK BRONZES SS is correct in having three crests, and in showing the middle one supportedon a sphinx. But the side crests have no Pegasi or gryphons connectedwith them. In trying to account for these differences of detail we must not forget.
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