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CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE MINERVA
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
The goddess standing with her weight on her left leg, the right pulled back with the foot splayed, wearing a long peplos, her sandaled toes emerging from below the hem, a himation draped diagonally over her left shoulder, her snaky aegis centered by a gorgoneion, her raised right arm holding a now-missing spear, her lowered right arm supporting the now-missing shield, her Corinthian helmet positioned high on her head and surmounted by a sphinx, her long hair center parted and gathered in back
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
The goddess standing with her weight on her left leg, the right pulled back with the foot splayed, wearing a long peplos, her sandaled toes emerging from below the hem, a himation draped diagonally over her left shoulder, her snaky aegis centered by a gorgoneion, her raised right arm holding a now-missing spear, her lowered right arm supporting the now-missing shield, her Corinthian helmet positioned high on her head and surmounted by a sphinx, her long hair center parted and gathered in back
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high
Provenance
French Private Collection, 1996.