Object ID
F2014.129
Object Name
Frame, Picture
Object Description
A framed and matted photo of a statue of Athena. In the photo, she is against a brown background. The statue has her wearing a war helmet, holding a bird in her right hand, which is resting on a pillar and her sheild in the other with a snake? leaning up against the shield. On the bottom of the photo there are words- what is ledgable reads "Stautette of Athena Parthenos"
Origin
Original Statue:
Museum Collection: National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece
Catalogue Number: Athens NM 129
Title: "Varvakeion Athena Parthenos"
Class: Free-standing statue
Material: Marble
Height: 0.94
Context: Found near Varvakeion
Original / Copy: Reduced opy of the gold and ivory statue of Athena Parthenos by Pheidias c440 BC
Style: High Classical
Date: C2nd - 3rd AD
Period: Roman
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Citation
Frame, Picture, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/4722. Accessed 03/29/24.