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6h 16min, jan 1, 500 y BC - Victory Adjusting her Sandal

Description:

Part of Temple of Athena’s Parapet
Taking shoe off to walk to sacred ground
Figure defined by ‘of balance’
Leg bent, leaning forward, left arm up to keep balance
You can see wing just behind arms presummley helping her balancing
Classical drapery seen as nudity
Referring to style of Phidias
Contrasting to Spear Bearer (perfection v. awkward)
One of the world most erotic pieces of art, breast exposed, torso transparent to us
Peaks of drapery to give illusion of weight of cloth
“Chain links’

Added to timeline:

23 Jan 2018
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Date:

6h 16min, jan 1, 500 y BC
Now
~ 2525 years ago
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