Sculpture bust of Athena. 45cm

Description

Sculpture bust of Athena, reproduction made of molded marble (marble dust with resin). This is a high-quality piece with precise details, finely polished and finished with patinas made from natural earths to give it the texture and appearance of a sculpture enhanced by the passage of time.

Measurements: Height: 45 cm. Base: 14.5 x 14.5 cm.

Approximate weight: 10 kg.

This figure has a magnificent presence suitable for indoor decoration (living rooms, lobbies, libraries, and offices) as well as for outdoor use on terraces and gardens, resistant to the elements.

Reproductions of sculptures inspired by original pieces from museums. Classical art. Handmade in Spain.

Sculpture bust of Athena, reproduction made from an original statue from the 4th century B.C., sculpted in Parian marble, Temple of Aphaia, Aegina, Greece. Louvre Museum, Paris.

Athena is the Greek goddess later identified in Rome as Minerva.

Pallas Athena, emerging armed from the head of her father, represents the wise person always ready to fight against error and ignorance. She is the goddess of war whose attributes are mind and discretion rather than valor and strength, and thus she was associated with military tactics. She is also the goddess of literature and presides over the arts, a role in which she tends to supplant the Muses; however, she has a closer relationship with philosophy than with poetry and music proper. She is also the protector of crafts and industry and was often chosen as the protector and patron of cities, as was the case with Athens, a city that even took her name.

The attributes of Athena were the spear, the helmet, and the aegis. On her shield, she fixed the head of the Gorgon given to her by Perseus, which had the power to turn anyone who looked at it into stone. Her plant was the olive tree; and her animal was the owl, symbolizing wisdom, with its penetrating gaze capable of seeing in the dark and its constant vigilance.