The statue of the goddess Athena, dating between 420-400 BC. from the collections of the Acropolis Museum, was placed today in the emblematic hall of archaic sculptures of the Archaeological Museum Antonino Salinas in Palermo for four years, to be later replaced with a geometric vase, according to an announcement of the Acropolis Museum.
In this famous statue the goddess Athena bends her body as she leans on the today lost, spear she held in her left hand. She is wearing a veil, the folds of which embrace the curves of the body, and from above a narrow aegis passed obliquely under the left armpit. In the centre of the aegis was originally a mermaid, probably made of metal, adapted to the holes that are drilled there.
The presentation of the exhibit is taking place today at an official event at the A. Salinas Museum, in the presence of the Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, the Deputy Minister of Culture of Italy, Lucia Borgonzoni, senator of the Italian Parliament, the Assessor of Cultural Heritage and Sicilian Identity, Dr. Alberto Samonà, the director of the Antonino Salinas Museum, Caterina Greco, Professor Louis Godart and the general director of the Acropolis Museum, Professor Nikos Stampolidis.
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