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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 614780, member: 5833&quot;]We&#039;re sharp this Sunday.&nbsp; Yes, Minerva/Athena, after the one by Aspaios, which is thought to resemble the one that was in the Parthenon.&nbsp; This one was made by Girometti:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collectionimages/AN00463/AN00463277_001_l.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=75503&amp;partId=1&amp;searchText=athena+bust&amp;sortBy=imageName&amp;page=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=75503&amp;partId=1&amp;searchText=athena+bust&amp;sortBy=imageName&amp;page=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=75503&amp;partId=1&amp;searchText=athena+bust&amp;sortBy=imageName&amp;page=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>You can tell that the auctioneer was misled by the sphinx that crests her helmet and the extravagance of the cutter of the shell cameo in adding more snakes to the Medusa on her shield so that they look like asps at the figure&#039;s breast.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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