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Head and Bust of Athena
(Roman Empire )
This head and bust depict Athena. The head is turned to the right and wears a Corinthian helmet. The piece is broken across the nose and has been restored. The face is also broken across the neck and chin. There is a piece set into the back of the neck.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Joseph Brummer, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [possibly Brummer inv. no. JA 29]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1978-1979 | The Splendor of Dresden: Five Centuries of Art Collecting, an Exhibition from the German Democratic Republic. National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco. |
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 22 11/16 in. (57.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
23.148