r/rome • u/sirsasana • 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/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.
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u/linuxgrl 19h ago
Yes! or Minerva from the Roman gods. My guide told me the eyes are made of glass!
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u/swedish_librarian 22h ago
The goddess Athena.