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LOT 0761
Roman Silver-Gilt Statuette of Athena
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.62 grams, 24 mm).
Modelled in the round, standing erect with crested helmet, shield in her left hand, small shield at her right knee.
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Footnotes
In Greek myths, Athena had no child; nor did Minerva in Roman myths. Figures such as Venus and Isis, who did have children, famously were not warriors and were not depicted with weapons or armour.
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