Sacred Athena

Cameo with Minerva

A white helmeted profile stands out against blue jasperware, surrounded by a red-and-gold-colored oval frame topped with a bow. This small Wedgwood object offers a…

A white helmeted profile stands out against blue jasperware, surrounded by a red-and-gold-colored oval frame topped with a bow. This small Wedgwood object offers a clean, accessible example of Athena/Minerva adapted into late-eighteenth-century decorative art.

Source citation: Wedgwood Manufactory (England, founded 1759). Cameo with Minerva. Late 18th century. The Art Institute of Chicago. 1912.1110. https://www.artic.edu/artworks/67831/cameo-with-minerva

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