you moved into the porch you would see on the east frieze the assembled deities and
on either side of them mortals with thepeplos. Then, inside the cella, you would have
seen the huge gold and ivory statue, of armed Athena at rest. In one hand she held a
Figure 26.4 Reconstruction of the Athena Parthenos in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo cour-
tesy of Photographic Services of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville
406 T.H. Carpenter