Title

Head of Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Just War, and patroness of crafts, early 1st century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Head of Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Just War, and patroness of crafts, early 1st century. Roman, after the Greek original of the 430s-420s BC by Kresilas. Minerva was the equivalent of Athena in the Roman pantheon. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg.

Date

1th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Art Collector

Reference

HRM19E66_316

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (1,3Mb) / 10,6in x 18,5in / 3165 x 5547 (300dpi)

Keywords

Italy face head religious stone arts country Rome religion body sculpture art color colour wisdom Greek Greece Athena deity God Roman location century concept minerva mythology roman mythology goddess Ancient Greece Greek mythology Ancient Greek 1st century 5th century BC TGN the body portrait Unknown marble The Art Collector Kresilas;Kresilas marble portrait