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The acanthus column with the three maidens holding the symbols of Apollo over their heads
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TITLE OF WORK:
The acanthus column with the three maidens holding the symbols of Apollo over their heads
TYPE OF WORK:
Sculpture, marble
DATE:
-328
DATE DETAILS: BC approx.
COMMENTS: Initially thought to represent dancing Thyiads, the local equivalent of Maenads. Now believed to portray Athenian maidens, probably the three daughters of Cecrops, king of Athens.
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE:
Ancient, Greece
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