Athene
Bronze.1st—2nd cent. CE.
Height: 21.2 cm, width: 11 cm, depth: 8 cm, diam. 7.3 cm. Inv. Nos. MNE 27 / Br 4451.Paris, Louvre MuseumPhoto by Egisto Sani
Athene.
Bronze.
1st—2nd cent. CE.
Height: 21.2 cm, width: 11 cm, depth: 8 cm, diam. 7.3 cm.
1st—2nd cent. CE.
Height: 21.2 cm, width: 11 cm, depth: 8 cm, diam. 7.3 cm.
Inv. Nos. MNE 27 / Br 4451.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
Origin:
Found in Beirut (Lebanon).
Previous owners:
Henri Louis Marie Martin de Boisgelin;
Louis De Clercq;
Aimé Antoine Napoléon Péretié.
Entered the Louvre in 1968 as a gift.
Previous owners:
Henri Louis Marie Martin de Boisgelin;
Louis De Clercq;
Aimé Antoine Napoléon Péretié.
Entered the Louvre in 1968 as a gift.
Description:
The standing goddess is holding with her left hand the spear resting on the ground. This statuette is a small scale copy of Phidias’ masterwork “Athena Parthenos”. The original sculpture is not correctly reproduced: the figure of Nike on the goddess’ right hand was substituted with an owl, the symbol animal of Athena.
Credits:
Keywords: ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque θεά αθηνά παλλὰς ἀθηνᾶ ἀθήνη athene athena pallas goddess dea atena göttin déesse athéna athéné γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur asia minor greco greche griechisches grecquesё χάλκινο bronze bronzo bronzeo bronzen figurine figurines statuette statuettes statuetta crest crested helmet elmo crestato kammhelm casque à crête crista κράνος λοφίο κρωβύλος κρώβυλος head of gorgon medusa testa di gorgone gorgonenhaupt medusenhaupt gorgoneion gorgonion γοργόνειον spear lancia speer lance hasta δόρυ ègida egida ägis égide aegis aigis αἰγίς αιγίδα αιγίς bird birds uccello vogel oiseau πουλί owl civetta eule hibou κουκουβάγια high-girded belt alta cinto cintura fascia altocinto peplo péplos peplos peplum πέπλος πέπλον from louis de clercq collection collezione sammlung henri marie martin boisgelin aimé antoine napoléon péretié beirut da beyrouth berytus inv no mne 27 br 4451
