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| Keywords: Greek - Athena with an Owl - Walters 54766.jpg A maidenly and surprisingly modest Athena bends her head forward Perched on her hand is an owl the emblem of her wisdom Her war-like aspect is downplayed here although her upraised left hand once held a staff or spear and she wears a helmet crowned by a sphinx The simplicity of the figure heightens appreciation of the artist's skill ca 450 BC Classical solid cast bronze cm 14 5 7 86 3 accession number 54 766 3825 Joseph Brummer New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 Pandora's Box Women in Classical Greece The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore; Dallas Museum of Art Dallas; Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig Basel 1995-1996 Goddess and Polis The Panathenaic Festival in Ancient Athens Hood Museum of Art Hanover; Tampa Museum of Art Tampa; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond; Princeton University Art Museum Princeton 1992-1993 place of origin Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
