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The Lansdowne Bust of Athena of Velletri2nd-century copy after a Greek original of circa 430–420 B.C. by Kresilas

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White marble bust of a helmeted female figure with downcast eyes, wearing a draped garment with a face-and-serpent relief on the chest, mounted on a cylindrical pedestal
Marble bust of a helmeted female figure, slightly downward gaze, wearing draped garments with a relief-carved gorgoneion on the chest; finely detailed wavy hair and a tall Corinthian helmet with a serpent along the crest.
Maker
Unknown
430 B.C.-420 B.C.
After
Kresilias
Title
The Lansdowne Bust of Athena of Velletri
Culture
Roman
Place Made
Italy, Rome
Date Made
2nd-century copy after a Greek original of circa 430–420 B.C. by Kresilas
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
including plate with base: 43 × 33 × 23 in. (109.22 × 83.82 × 58.42 cm) Plate (with base): 6 1/2 in. (16.51 cm) Other (chin to peak of helmet): 24 in. (60.96 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
49.23.1
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Cohen, Beth. "Perikles' Portrait and the Riace Bronzes: New Evidence for 'Schinocephaly'." Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens 60, no.4 (1991): 465-502.