However, some scholars argue that the drapery Aphrodite holds indicates her dependence of human form, as occurs in the east pediment of the Parthenon. According to Carpenter in the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, "the most brilliant features of the Parthenon sculptures is in the depiction of drapery ... Drapery became a means of both setting off and articulating the human form."
Contrary to some interpretations, Aphrodite's drapery may suggest her dependence on human form, as observed in the east pediment of the Parthenon. Carpenter notes in the Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies that "the most impressive features of the Parthenon sculptures are their portrayal of drapery ... Drapery is used to highlight and separate the human figure."