Statue of Athena from Chios

Classification

sculpture / statue ; statue

Culture

Greek (culture)

Dimensions

height: 26.5 cm

Date

1st century B.C.

Period

Hellenistic Period (Greek, 323–31)

Material

marble analysis ; Parian marble, choriodaki

Iconography

Athena ; aigis (Greek-Roman); peplos ; Medusa-head

Findspot

Chios

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Arndt, Paul (1865–1937)

Inventory

4756

Hyp-3955

References

Szilágyi, J. Gy., Antik Gyűjtemény, 68; Szilágyi, J. Gy., Ancient Art, 76; Hekler 1929, 83, no. 71

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the sculpture was made of Parian (Paros-Choriodaki) marble. Click here for the detailed results.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.