Temple of Aphaia, Aegina

Aegina, Greece. c. 500 BCE, height 17′ (5.18 meters).

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From the west pediment of the Temple of Aphaia at Aegina. c. 500-490 BCE. Marble, length 5’6″ (1.60 meters). Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptotek, Munich.

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