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The Pediment Sculptures from the East entrance of the Parthenon (Continued).



This sculpture was from the other side of the pediment.

1. A seated woman is on the point of rising. seemingly startled by events to her right. The head is missing, but once looked towards the center of the pediment. She wears a light tunic of delicate fabric with a heavier cloak over her knees. She is perhaps Hestia, goddess of the hearth.