Collection: Athens, National Archaeological Museum
Title: Head of Athena
Context: Possibly from Athens
Summary: Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet
Material: Marble
Sculpture Type: Free-standing statue
Category: Separated fragments
Style: Early Classical
Technique: In-the-round
Original or Copy: Original
Date: ca. 460 BC - ca. 450 BC
Dimensions: H. 0.28 m; L. helmet 0.25 m
Scale: Life-size
Region: Attica
Period: Early Classical


Condition: Head only (nearly complete)

Condition Description: The head is chipped, and the lips and nose are missing.

Sources Used: Karouzou 1968, 40