CIRCA MID 5TH CENTURY B.C.

In addition to her characteristic helmet, this goddess is identifiable as the virgin Athena by her distinctive hairstyle. According to J. Neils, "long hair tied back with their ends wrapped in a bag-like cloth is typical of young females and virgin goddesses, Artemis and Athena ("Athens in the Time of the Berlin Painter," in J.M. Padgett, ed., The Berlin Painter and his World, Athenian Vase Painting in the 5th Century B.C. p. 7).