Reception of Antiquity: Bust of Athena Lemnia

Reception of Antiquity: Bust of Athena Lemnia 19th century, unsigned, stucco, painted cream, a depiction of the head of the so-called Athena Lemnia with the upper torso partially visible, this unusual depiction of Athena, wearing a hairband rather than a diadem or helmet, was probably created around 450-440 BC by the sculptor Phidias and originally stood on the Acropolis; the bronze original has been lost, however, there is a Roman marble copy from the Augustan period (probably late 1st century

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