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.
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