Sculpture, Testa di Atena - 38 cm - marble dust

Sculpture depicting the face of the Greco-Roman goddess 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 headpiece in Greek mythology capable of making anyone who wears it invisible. According to myth, the helmet was forged by the Cyclopes with dog skin (kýon) and given as a gift to Hades, together with the trident for Poseidon and the thunderbolt for Zeus, on the occasion of the war against the Titans. In mythology the Kunée is worn by Athena in the Iliad (the famous epic traditionally attributed to Homer). Professional academic sculpture, entirely handmade by professional craftsmen. A piece for a museum plaster-cast collection. The workmanship has very ancient origins and is carried out entirely by hand by artists in the sculpture sector, made with materials such as scagliola and Carrara marble powder. The indicated dimensions are understood to include the base, if present. Shipping is entrusted to a packaging company (professional packaging).