Her torso is covered in a vertically draped toga or robe. The amount of drapery that was given to it makes look as if was a kind of heavy fabric. It was a v-line shape on the neck, but it not revealing that much skin. Right on the tip of the v-line neck, a type of decorative pin with the face of a gorgon was sculpted. Out this face, serpents are coming out in a swirling manner. This part of the sculpture was carved in the eighteenth century. It seems as if the head is smaller than the torso, because what is left of the shoulders look kind of big. The bust is missing the right shoulder part of the nose. It is important to point out the fact that at first sight the viewer might think this piece is a male bust, because for the most part there are not that many clues that give away the bust is actually a depiction of a female. The subtle detail that makes the viewers wonder is it is a she, if they didn’t read the information card on the wall, is a tiny and almost unnoticeable bump on her left side of the chest, which represents her breast. Athena was an important Greek goddess, gods are supposed to be perfect, and this sculpture captures her perfection. Overall this a wonderful detailed piece, worthy of