Claim: Many have taken the bowed head of the Mourning Athena, a matter of debate since the relief's excavation from the Acropolis of Athens, an ancient Greek settlement, especially a citadel, built upon an area of elevated ground, in 1888, to indicate sadness or pensiveness.
Evidence: The meaning of her bowed head has been a matter of debate since the relief's excavation from the Acropolis of Athens in 1888.