ATHENA Roccaspromonte

• ATHENA Roccaspromonte:
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Italic Terracotta Statue based on the Greek Archaic model,
2nd half of the 4th c. BC [?]
From Roccaspromonte, Campobasso Province, Italy
Found in 1777, acquired by "Antiken-Cabinet", Vienna, in 1815.
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"Minerva was originally an Italic deity identified with .. Athena later.
This statue corresponds to the Athena Promachos type, the 'vanguard' and protector in war.
The goddess wears .. Peplos and [her] characteristic breastplate [Aegis] with the [broken off] head of Medusa.
Her arms once held a shield and a lance."
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KunstHistorisches Museum, Vienna | KHMV
["Ancient Greece and Rome", Kabinett 7]
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KHMV | Michael Svetbird phs©msp | 13|08|23 6200X4100 600 [I.-III.]
The photographed object is collection items of KHMV, photos are subject to copyrights.
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