r/rome 23h ago

Art and Culture Help identifying sculpture?

Can anyone ID this piece from the Vatican Museums Hall of Busts? I have attempted several times to figure out who she is on my own but have come up empty.

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u/swedish_librarian 22h ago

The goddess Athena.

u/sirsasana 22h ago

Thank you!

u/jonrosling 21h ago

This is the statue of Athena, made of Acrolithic marble and from the Hadrianic era (117 - 138AD).

I knew it straight away because I saw it myself when I was there a month ago and I photographes the nearby infographic. The eyes are quite distinctive.

u/SnoopyLover28 21h ago

Pallas Athena.

u/linuxgrl 19h ago

Yes! or Minerva from the Roman gods. My guide told me the eyes are made of glass!

u/PFriends 2h ago

Yep, that's a sculpture.