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Source Description
This intaglio depicts the helmeted head of the goddess Athena in profile to the left. She is wearing the helmet type of the Athena Parthenos, a gold and ivory statue carved by the sculptor Pheidias for the Parthenon in Athens in the 5th century BCE.
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Document identity
localId
34028
label
Intaglio with the Head of Athena Set in a Pin
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
34028
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Intaglio with the Head of Athena Set in a Pin
description
This intaglio depicts the helmeted head of the goddess Athena in profile to the left. She is wearing the helmet type of the Athena Parthenos, a gold and ivory statue carved by the sculptor Pheidias for the Parthenon in Athens in the 5th century BCE.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of purchase unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by bequest; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N5143a]; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.
date
18th-19th century
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
pins
intaglio
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.7
height
1.3
depth
0.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 11/16 × W: 1/2 × D: 3/16 in. (1.7 × 1.3 × 0.4 cm); H with mount: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm)
Source extras
med
carnelian
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6191
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ROM
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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06f19500cbbee1e4
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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8289315c51fbc074
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no
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no