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Relief, head of Athena / Minerva in profile
Italic
Late Archaic or Early Classical Period
Early 5th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.); Legacy dimension: 0.206 H.
Credit Line
Gift of John H. Sturgis
Accession Number76.761
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThe face of the goddess is seen in profile. She has small mouth, round chin and amygdaloid eye. Hair and and the ear with a discoidal earring emerges from the helmet she is wearing. Reddish clay. Broken off at neck.
ProvenanceBy 1876: John H. Sturgis Collection (said to have been dug up near the Temple of Vesta at Tivoli); gift of John H. Sturgis to MFA, 1876