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Ancient Roman bust of the goddess Athena, close-up. Hermitage Museum #223526707
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Bust of Athena. Material - marble. Roman work of the 2nd c. AD after a Greek original of the late 5th century BC. Provenance in 1862 from the collection of the Marquis of Campana in Rome. Collection of the State Hermitage Museum. Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Athena - in ancient Greek mythology, the goddess of wisdom, military strategy and tactics, one of the most revered goddesses of Ancient Greece, included in the number of the twelve great Olympic gods, the eponym of the city of Athena; in addition, the goddess of knowledge, arts and crafts; warrior maiden, patroness of cities and states, sciences and craftsmanship, intelligence, dexterity, ingenuity
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