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Statue of Athena from Rome

Classification
sculpture / statue
Culture
Roman
Dimensions
height: 106 cm
Date
second third of the 2nd century A.D.
Period
Antonine Period (138–192)
Material
Parian marble, choriodaki; marble analysis
Iconography
Athena; peplos; aigis (Greek-Roman); Medusa-head; snake; sandals
Findspot
Rome (city)
Present location
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities
Provenance
Arndt, Paul (1865–1937)
Inventory
4755
ID
Hyp-3956

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 statue was made of Parian (Paros-Choriodaki) marble. Click here for the detailed results.

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