Cult statue of Athena/Minerva, with a face of the so-called “Carpegna Athena” type. Made from alaba
Cult statue of Athena/Minerva, with a face of the so-called “Carpegna Athena” type. Made from alabaster, basalt, marble, and plaster. Artist unknown; late 1st cent. BCE or early 1st cent. CE. Found in the PIazza dell’Emporio, Rome; now in the National Museum of Rome - Palazzo Massimo alle Terme. -- source link
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