theancientwayoflife:~ Archaistic relief showing five divinities: Zeus, Hera, Athena, Aphrodite, and
theancientwayoflife:~ Archaistic relief showing five divinities: Zeus, Hera, Athena, Aphrodite, and Apollo.Culture: Roman Period: Augustan Date: 25 B.C.- A.D. 14Medium: Marble (apparently Thasian)From the source: Although the figures in this relief have been rendered in a style reminiscent of Archaic Greek sculpture, the piece is actually a work of the late first century B.C. or early first century A.D. Beginning in the late Hellenistic period, some workshops began to produce so-called Archaistic sculpture, which imitates Archaic artistic conventions, such as the stylized zig-zag pattern of drapery folds. Nevertheless, the manner in which the garments cling almost transparently to the bodies underneath clearly marks this relief as a later work. The subject represented is a procession of Olympian gods, from front to back: Zeus, carrying a thunderbolt and a staff; Hera, with a staff; Athena, holding a helmet and a spear; Aphrodite, with a flower; and Apollo, carrying his lyre. -- source link