Provenance royal collection col.
Marble statue of athena.
Athena was the greek goddess of wisdom.
Found in athens and known as the varvakeion athena.
Athena was the tutelary deity of athens and the goddess of wisdom and warriors.
Marble statue of athena.
51 3 16 in.
The designation athena promachos is not attested before a dedicatory inscription of the early.
Athena parthenos date 130 150 technique sculpted medium marble dimension height.
The athena promachos was a colossal bronze statue of athena sculpted by pheidias which stood between the propylaea and the parthenon on the acropolis of athens.
Parthenos maiden virgin was an epithet of athena.
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It was the most renowned cult image of athens considered one of the greatest achievements of the m.
Ad 130 of the colossal gold and ivory statue of the athena parthenos by phidias 438 bc.
There have been many replicas and works inspired by the statue in both ancient and modern times.
Pheidias also sculpted two other figures of athena on the acropolis the huge gold and ivory cult image of athena parthenos in the parthenon and the lemnian athena.
This statue was designed as its focal point.
Athena parthenos is a lost massive chryselephantine sculpture of the greek goddess athena made by phidias and his assistants and housed in the parthenon in athens.
31 1 2 in.
Purchase lila acheson wallace gift 1996.
The varvakeion a roman marble copy c.
37 in 7716 1 lb.
The varvakeion athena is a roman era statue of athena parthenos now part of the collection of the national archaeological museum of athens.
65 130 80 cm classification.
In the national archaeological museum athens.
Carlos iii palacio real madrid.
Statue of athena parthenos.
The athena parthenos was then a gigantic statue which according to pliny was around 11 5 metres tall 26 cubits and was made of carved ivory for flesh parts and gold 1140 kilos or 44 talents of it for everything else all wrapped around a wooden core.
The extraordinary quality and quantity of the marble sculpture which adorned the 5th century bce parthenon in athens made it the most richly decorated of all greek temples.
Marble head of athena.