Sculpture, Testa di Atena - 38 cm - marble dust

Sculpture depicting the face of the Greco-Roman deity Athena.
Goddess of wisdom, the arts and war.
In this representation the deity wears the famous Kunée helmet, also called the Helmet of Darkness, a magical headdress from Greek mythology capable of rendering the wearer invisible.
According to myth, the helmet was forged by the Cyclopes with dog skin (kúon) and given as a gift to Hades, together with Poseidon’s trident and Zeus’s thunderbolt, on the occasion of the war against the Titans.
In mythology the Kunée is worn by Athena in the Iliad (the famous poem traditionally attributed to Homer).
Professional academic sculpture, fully handmade by professional artisans. A piece from a museum plaster cast collection.
The craftsmanship has very ancient origins and is carried out entirely by hand by sculpting artists, made with materials such as scagliola and Carrara marble powder.
The indicated dimensions are meant to include the base, if present.
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