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Marble Head & Torso of Athena in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2007

Marble Head & Torso of Athena in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2007
Marble head and torso of Athena
Roman imperial copy of a Greek original of the end of the 5th century BC

Accession # 24.97.15

The goddess Athena is rendered as a beautiful young woman. The lining of her helmet- which was pushed up on the top of her head- appears above her hair. The protective aegis (goatskin) with the Gorgon's head in the center is reduced to a kind of collar that permits the torso and garment to be articulated. The original Greek work was probably executed in bronze.

Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.
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