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FMC00.684 shows various ancient illustrations of the ancient Greek deity Pallas Athena, and (middle) 'possibly' the Palladium (in Latin) or Palladion (in Greek), a.o. on vases and coins. Note the remarkable consistency over the centuries from the 4th century BC to 2nd century CE.
These are most probably illustrations of symbolic statues of Pallas Athena, and with these it is not implied that these images depict what is described by Rudolf Steiner as the Palladium, as (1) the Palladium has a clear symbolic and esoteric meaning beyond the purely physical material object (2) the Palladium was always said to be held in secrecy, hidden in a temple, or buried. However, Pallas-Athena was an important deity in ancient cultures, so logically there were exoteric symbols to refer to it.
See coverage on: Threefold Sun#Note 2 - The Palladium as a symbol of the secret of the sun
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