All About Gold

July 27, 2010

What percentage of the Athena Parthenos statue that stood in the Parthenon was gold?

Filed under: Sculpture — Tags: , , — @ 8:48 am

I’m trying to find out for a project. I think parts were made of gold and others were made of ivory.

Roxie
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    Comment by Debonair — July 29, 2010 @ 8:21 am

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