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The British Museum in 1898 acquired a small bronze figure of Athena, which is figured on Plate VII. from three points of view. Mr. Murray has described it in his report as a bronze statuette of Athena, looking downwards at the serpent which she holds in her right hand. This type of Athena, as he points out, is very rare.
This figure is included in the new Catalogue of Bronzes under the number 1055 (p. 189), where it is described in much the same words as above. In discussing it now at greater length I have the kind sanction of Mr. Murray for making use of certain suggestions which he has made as a result of further investigation of the type.
The provenience of the bronze is unfortunately unknown, but we may conjecture that it comes from Southern Italy, probably from the neighbourhood of Rome or Naples. The goddess stands in a somewhat peculiar attitude, the left leg being so much bent that the whole body appears to be thrown backwards. The left foot is drawn very far back, while the right leg is quite straight.
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page 166 note 1 For a bibliography of the subject see Frazer, , Pausanias, ii. p. 277Google Scholar ff., who sums up the whole question in reference to the Athena Hygieia-base on the Acropolis of Athens.
page 166 note 2 i. 23, 4.
page 166 note 3 Athen. Mittheil. xvi (1890), p. 154.
page 166 note 4 Ἐφημ. Ἀρχ. 1886, pl. 12.
page 167 note 1 See Wroth, in this Journal, v. p. 83Google Scholar ff., for an exhaustive study of the subject.
page 167 note 2 Brit. Mus. Cat. Coins of Attica, No. 375; cf. Imhoof and Gardner, Numismatic Comm. to Pausanias, pl. EE. V; Beulé, , Monn, d'; Athènes, p. 259Google Scholar; Zeitschr. für Numism. xii. p. 106.
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page 168 note 1 Jahrbuch ii. (1887), p. 144; C.I.A. iv. p. 154.