Bust of Athena
2nd century A.D.
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- 15.8 × 7.2 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-218488
The bust shows the goddess to the waist. It is intact except for a large gap at the front where the head has separated from the body at the neck. The exposed bronze as well as much of the inside and some parts of the helmet and forehead show signs of corrosion. The head, neck, and helmet are solid cast while the body is hollow with a flat, open back. Two arms were attached separately; the left arm is completely missing, the right has been broken off at the wrist. The goddess wears the aegis and a Corinthian helmet with a large, double-plumed crest. She has a long, thin nose and her lips are widely parted, as if speaking. The eyelids are incised and the pupils drilled.
Provenance
Gift of Gordon McLendon
Registry history
- 2nd century A.D. — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — sculpture
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