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title: Votive Relief Dedicated to Athena
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5093/votive-relief-dedicated-to-athena/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Votive Relief Dedicated to Athena

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Votive Relief Dedicated to Athena](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5093.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5093.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a marble votive relief dedicated to the goddess [Athena](https://www.worldhistory.org/athena/). Winged Victory flies down to place a laurel crown on a charioteer, perhaps a victor in the Panathenaic Games. Made in [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/), about 425 BCE. From Athens. (The British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, May 15). Votive Relief Dedicated to Athena. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5093/votive-relief-dedicated-to-athena/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Votive Relief Dedicated to Athena." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 15, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5093/votive-relief-dedicated-to-athena/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Votive Relief Dedicated to Athena." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 May 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5093/votive-relief-dedicated-to-athena/>.

## License & Copyright

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