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Statuette of Athena Promachos
Greek
Archaic Period
about 510–500 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 10.6 cm (4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William E. Nickerson Fund, No. 2
Accession Number54.145
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 020; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 118 (additional published references).
DescriptionStatuette of Athena Promachos. Spear (in right hand), shield (on left) and crest of helmet, also cast separately, missing. Athena stands on a rectangular, two-part base. She wears an ample aegis over the long overfold of her chiton.
ProvenanceAccording to the acquisition paperwork the bronze was found in Minorca prior to 1883; since that time it has been in Ramis y Ramis Collection, Minorca, and Vivès Collection, Madrid; by date unknown: with Elie Borowski, 25 Admiral Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; purchased by MFA from Elie Borowski, April 8, 1954, for $ 3,000.00