S8.17 ATHENE "SEVERAN COPY OF ATHENA PARTHENOS"

Museum Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Catalogue Number: Boston 1980.196
Title: "Severan copy of Athena Parthenos"
Class: Free-standing statue 
Material: Marble
Height: 1.54 metres
Context: --
Original / Copy: Roman copy of the Greek gold and ivory statue of Athena from the Parthenon
Style: Classical
Date: 138 - 238 AD
Period: Imperial Roman

SUMMARY

Athena wearing an elaborate decorative helm and aigis breastplate.

ARTICLES

Athene