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| Keywords: Roman - Head of a Goddess - Walters 23146 - Back.jpg This head is a fragment of one of the finest existing replicas of Phidias' statue known as the Hera Borghese The preeminent sculptor of Athens in the High Classical period Phidias was also the creator of the famous gold and ivory statue of Athena Parthenos and oversaw the elaborate sculptural decoration of the Parthenon the temple of Athena built on the highest part of the Acropolis at Athens century 1 BC - century 1 AD Classical-Roman marble cm 35 5 24 1 30 3 accession number 23 146 17909 Don Marcello Massarenti Collection Rome no 29 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection 1902 place of origin Mediterranean Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Roman sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
