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Engraved Gem with Armed Athena

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Oval engraved gem with a convex surface. On the front face, Athena (Athena Parthenos type) stands to the right, holding a Nike in her left arm. Her right arm is at her side, holding a spear and resting on a shield. She wears a crested helmet.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics Damon Mezzacappa gift; to the Harvard Art Museum 1986. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Damon Mezzacappa
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Title: Engraved Gem with Armed Athena
Description:
Oval engraved gem with a convex surface.
On the front face, Athena (Athena Parthenos type) stands to the right, holding a Nike in her left arm.
Her right arm is at her side, holding a spear and resting on a shield.
She wears a crested helmet.

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