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 ...

The Halsted A&A Foundation has acquired and subsequently placed on view at Wrightwood 659 an ancient Roman statue dubbed the Halsted Athena.

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 ...