The cult of the ancient Greek goddess Athena allowed certain Athenian women liberties that extended beyond the roles of ...

With an owl in the palm of her hand, a cloak adorned with a gorgon’s head and a warrior’s helmet upon her swept hair, Athena, as depicted in a Roman statue from the first century C.E., is a ...

The Halsted Athena, Roman, first half of the 1st century CE; marble, height 74.5 in. Courtesy the Halsted A&A Foundation Acquiring original Roman classical marbles is no simple feat.

An ancient Roman statue of Athena, unseen for almost three centuries, resurfaces in Chicago after an acquisition by Halsted A&A Foundation. The work is going on view at Wrightwood 659 in Chicago.

The statue of Athena had been housed in William Weddell's estate in England since the 1700s. Halsted A&A Foundation. With an owl in the palm of her hand, a cloak adorned with a gorgon’s head and ...