Roman copy of the shield of Phidias' Athena Parthenos. The bald Greek on the left about to strike a fallen Amazon is said to be Phidias himself and the helmetted man beside him whose arm hides his face, Pericles.
Roman copy of the shield of Phidias' Athena Parthenos. The bald Greek on the left about to strike a fallen Amazon is said to be Phidias himself and the helmetted man beside him whose arm hides his face, Pericles.