Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART: Minerva (Athena)
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Minerva (Athena)
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Image View:
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Overall view from front right; her hand would have held a spear
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
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Location:
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repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 6319
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Location Note:
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Piazza Museo, 19; Farnese Collection
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GPS:
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+40.853378+14.250486
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Date:
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late 2nd century CE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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white marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Subjects:
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deities; mythology (Classical); Athena (Greek deity)
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Description:
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Roman work inspired by Greek original from the 5th century Classical period; from the Farnese Collection. The goddess Athena / Minerva is depicted with the Corinthian helmet, in a meditative attitude; originally she held a spear in her left hand, while with her right hand she held a shield on the ground. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-NAM-MIN-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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