Head of a Goddess in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

Head of a Goddess


Creators: Copy after Phidias (Greek, ca. 500 BC-ca. 432 BC) (Artist), Roman (Sculptor)


Period, 1st century BC-AD 1st century (Classical-Roman)

Medium, marble (Sculpture)

Accession Number: 23.146

Measurements: 14 x 9 1/2 x 11 15/16 in. (35.5 x 24.1 x 30.3 cm)

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.

Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/17909/head-of-a-goddess/