Roman statuette of Minerva, c.2nd-3rd century AD
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The upper section of the bow and fingertips of her right hand are broken away. A square section to the right shoulder missing, where the ancient plug to cover a casting fault has fallen out. An area of damage to the cloak by the left shoulder blade likely cause from being stuck, and a small circular area of restoration on the top of the left foot.
Minerva, or Athena to the Greeks, was the goddess of wisdom and war.
Provenance
Florench L. Rauh (Mrs Godfrey Goldmark), New York, USA;
acquired prior to 1940
Jan Mitchell (1913-2009), New York, USA; probably acquired
1940-1974, thence by descent
Literature
Compare W. Froehner, Collection Julien Gréau. Les bronzes antiques (1883), no.917 and S. Reinach, Répertoire de la statuaire grecque et romaine, vol.2 (Paris, 1908), p.288, no.4. Also compare an example in the British Museum, London, acc.no.1884,0614.5.
Publications
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, USA, Collection of Florence L. Rauh, 4th-6th December, 1940, no.80
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