Smithsonian Magazine on MSN11d
See the Stunning Ancient Roman Statue of Athena That’s Going on View for the First Time in Nearly 260 Years
After spending centuries on a British aristocrat's estate in North Yorkshire, the marble masterpiece will be unveiled in ...
The Art Newspaper19d
Ancient Roman statue of Athena goes on public view for first time in more than 200 years
As to why the sculpture is known as Athena rather than Minerva—the ancient Roman equivalent of the Olympian—Manchester tells The Art Newspaper that it was, in fact, originally called Minerva.
Greek Reporter12d
Ancient Statue of Goddess Athena Reemerges After Three Centuries
A Roman statue of the Greek goddess Athena reemerged in Chicago after almost three centuries after it was acquired from a ...
Artnet13d
Ancient Roman Statue of Athena Emerges After Nearly 300 Years in Hiding
An ancient Roman statue of Athena, unseen for almost three centuries, resurfaces in Chicago after an acquisition by Halsted A ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency1y
American tourist arrested for smashing Roman-era statues at Israel Museum
The damaged sculptures dated to the 2nd century and depicted the head of the goddess Athena (the Roman Minerva) and what appeared to be a statue of a griffin clutching the wheel of fate ...
Observer20d
A Roman Statue of Athena Is Unveiled at Wrightwood 659 Ahead of ‘Myth and Marble’ at the Art Institute of Chicago
Yet, against the odds, the Halsted A&A Foundation has managed to secure an extraordinary piece: an early 1st-century CE Roman statue of the Greek goddess Athena. The statue is set to be unveiled ...