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Newton Hall Athena, or Walston Athena: GR.1.2006

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Newton Hall Athena, or Walston Athena

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Description

Statue of Athena. She stands with her left hand on her hip; in her (lost) right hand she would have carried a spear. She wears a Corinthian helmet tipped back on her head, a chiton, and over it a himation that is bunched in thick folds beneath her breast, with an aegis poking out above the folds.

Legal notes

Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Fitzwilliam Museum, 2005

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.35 m
Height: 1.625 m
Weight: 394.5 kg
Width: 0.64 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2005) by Walston family

Dating

Roman
100 - 200

Materials used in production

Marble

Techniques used in production

Carved

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.1.2006
Primary reference Number: 126177

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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