Athena

Description Provenance Credit

Description This figure of Athena held a spear in her upraised hand and a shield on her left arm. Her protective aegis, a scaly animal skin with a Gorgon's head on the front, extends down her back as far as the waist.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Etruscan (Artist)

Period

first half 5th century BCE (Late Archaic-Classical)

Medium

bronze
(Metal)

Accession Number

54.88

Measurements

H: 6 5/8 x W: 2 5/16 x D: 2 9/16 in. (16.8 x 5.8 x 6.5 cm); Mount H: 1 7/16 x W: 2 1/16 x D: 3 in. (3.6 x 5.2 x 7.6 cm)

Geographies

Italy (Etruria) (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Centre Street: Second Floor: Etruscan Art