Athena
Original: 5th century BCE; Copy: 1st century BCE-3rd century CE (Roman Imperial)
H: 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm)
Citation
Source image
This statuette is similar to the so-called Athena Giustiniani. Her missing upraised proper right hand would have held a staff or spear. Even at this small scale, the protective aegis is clearly rendered on her torso.
Artifact
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26496
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Forman Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Forman Collection Sale, 1899, no. 86; Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_54.920_Fnt_BW_H44.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_54.920_Fnt_BW_H44.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_54.920_Fnt_BW_H44.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.920 |