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Decree Relief with Athena
(Ancient Greece )
Athena rests her left arm on a pillar, over which is draped her "aegis" (a powerful and protective scaly animal skin) with a Gorgon head. Athena's pose exemplifies the grace associated with the Classical art of late 5th-century Athens. Standing beside her would have been the individual honored in the official decree, inscribed below.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
E. Zoumpoulakis, Athens, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, New York and Paris, 1924 [Brummer inv. no. P1350]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1995-1996 | Pandora's Box: Women in Classical Greece. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas; Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel. |
| 1988-1989 | From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/21/1961 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 10/25/1985 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/1/1988 | Treatment | loss compensation |
| 6/28/1994 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
Geographies
Greece, Athens
(Place of Origin)
Greece, Mount Pentelikon (Source of Materials)
Measurements
H: 20 1/8 x W: 8 7/8 x D: 6 5/8 in. (51.1 x 22.6 x 16.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
23.177