ATHENA II. Vatican Museums

• ATHENA II.
"Colossal Head of Athena
Found at Tor Paterno by Robert Fagan.
The Head, found together with an arm and a foot, was part of an acrolith statue dating to the time of Hadrian, inspired by an original from the circle of Phidias.
An acrolith is a composite statue in which only the naked parts were of marble, the rest being of another material."
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Roman, 1 AD.
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Part of the "HEADS.Sculpture" MSP Online Gallery:
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