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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 24134145, member: 110226&quot;]Nice owl, or rather Athena!</p><p><br /></p><p>The eye style of the classic standardized owls of the mid to later 5th century BC is a carryover of the archaic style used for the first series of owls, called archaic owls, which began around the last decade of the 6th century BC and lasted until the second Persian War in 480 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>The archaic eye can be seen in Egyptian art, and also Babylonian and Assyrian art.</p><p><br /></p><p>Babylonia</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1547422[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Assyria</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://mymodernmet.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ancient-assyrian-art-thumbnail-4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Notice the pupils in the eyes of the Assyrian mural?&nbsp; The Athenians also put a pupil in the archaic eye of Athena in many instances, such as this example:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Athens, archaic tetradrachm, circa 500-480 BC.&nbsp; Purchased from Kirk Davis </b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1547421[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This practice did not extend to the classical owls.&nbsp; The early types show some experimentation going on at the mint, with different style owls, hair and placement of the palmette, that twisty ornament on the helmet, but I&#039;ve never seen any classical owl with a pupil - only a blank almond shaped eye.</p><p><br /></p><p>With the introduction of the intermediate owls in 393 BC, a much more natural profile eye was introduced, pupil and all.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://img.ma-shops.com/kuenkeramdom/pic/24021_45263a00_c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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