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Athena Albani Cast
Athena wearing a wolf-head cap, and aigis decorated with a head
of Gorgo.
She once held a spear in her right hand and perhaps had a shield
on her left arm.
The head may not belong with the body.
Copy of a marble statue composed of a head placed on a body found
separately.
The head and body are from versions of a Greek original of about
430-420 BCE.
They were both found at Tivoli, have been joined together and are
now in Rome, Villa Albani, inv. 1012.
The statue is of the type known as "Albani".
The Beazley Archive C080