Sacred Athena

An archaistic head of Athena

Marble head of Athena, ca. 27 BCE–68 CE. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 12.157.

Marble head of Athena, ca. 27 BCE–68 CE. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 12.157.

Caption note Roman archaistic sculpture, not a surviving Archaic Greek original. Top of the helmet/head is broken; accurate dating and caption are important.

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