Antique Athena

Minos put Ariadne in charge of the labyrinth where sacrifices were made as part of reparations (either to Poseidon or to Athena, depending on the version of the myth); later, she hel...

The back plate depicting Athena wearing a helmet with petals issuing "S" scrolled arms in two levels.

Willem is depicted wearing a plumed helmet with a medallion showing a figure of Athena, emphasising his princely status and future role as Stadtholder.

Athena's companion Hermes can be seen flying above the crowds of people and overseeing the occasion.

On the reverse side (which can be viewed), Helmeted head of Athena. The coin side with Pegasus in flight is the side prominently displayed in this pendant.

The pair of original oil lamps are raised on circular socle shaped bases below the stunning and high quality busts of the goddess Athena. Each oil lamp displays wonderful and richly ...

Klimt’s inaugural Pallas Athena poster design dating from 1898 is remarkably similar to Stuck’s painting of Pallas Athena and Stuck’s exhibition poster from 1897.

The back side of the coin remains uncovered within the ring band, which allows the owner to view the head of Athena when not wearing the ring. A Certificate of Authenticity will acco...

On the obverse side is the profile of Athena wearing a crested helmet. This coin is from Attica in Athens, Greece between 440-420 BC and was considered worth four times a man's daily...

Klimt’s inaugural Pallas Athena poster design dating from 1898 is remarkably similar to Stuck’s painting of Pallas Athena and Stuck’s exhibition poster from 1897.

In original frame, not examined out of the frame Acidic matting, browned at the edges of the bevel Image size: 12 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches Frame dimensions: 18 3/4 x 14 3/4 inches "But to...

The lid of the Writing Box is mounted with a central carved mother of pearl classical scene featuring the Greek Goddess Athena, goddess of wisdom, war, and the crafts and daughter of...

Above them is the goddess Athena in her helmet. The winged figure on the left with a lighted torch is traditionally an allegory of love.

The scene depicts the Greek myth in which Paris, a Trojan prince, is forced to choose the most beautiful goddess among Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera. After the promise (or bribe) of re...

He then presented the Gorgon's head to Athena who placed it on her shield Aegis. The head of Medusa is symbolic of strength, protection and empowerment.

In Greek mythology, the satyr Marsyas is a central figure in two stories involving death: in one, he picked up the double oboe that had been abandoned by Athena and played it; in the...

The whole is supported by a griotte marble base with a gilt bronze frieze showing a number of frolicking and dancing cupids playing music, drinking wine waving laurel wreaths, carry...

The moulded top above a central door of architectural form with a niche and the standing classical figure of Athena flanked by dual pairs of Tuscan pillars, to the door reverse being...

Here he depicts Zeus, flanked by Cronos and Rhea, overseeing a cascading group of powerful gods, including Apollo, Diana, Athena, Mercury and Mars. This is an original gouache paint...

The power to petrify whoever had met her gaze, conferred on her by the prodigious crown, did not cease even when the hero Perseus took off, making a gift of the head to Athena, who a...

Swiss Enamel Heroic Maiden Cufflinks, likely portraying Athena, the goddess of wisdom, reasoning, and intelligence from the late 19th/early 20th Century.

Four sheets from Achillis Bocchii's 'Symbolicarum quaestionum de Universo genus quas serio ludebat': Diligence riding towards happiness (NOT INCIPIENT SED PERSEVERING); Cardinal Ale...

The earliest intaglio dates from 1st century BC, the latest from late 18th century/early 19th century. 1. oval carnelian with the goddess Nike in profile, 1st century AD 2. oval agat...

Paris has to decide which of the three goddesses is the most beautiful, Athena, Aphrodite or Hera. The contemporary mount has been crafted in gilt silver and and the eyelet is made f...

Hand painted vignettes of classically inspired images decorate all parts of this console, including a pair of chimera on the base, decorative vines on the legs and sides, and a scene...

Historical Background: Minerva, central to Roman religion and culture, was synonymous with wisdom, arts, and warfare, akin to the Greek Athena. Her worship likely introduced from Etr...

And hardness of the 5.5 – 6.5 Moh scale makes it appropriate for everyday wear. + Signet function: You will easily make a fine impression of Athena on anything appropriately soft, li...

Athena and Poseidon, who were favoring the Greeks, were angry with Laocoön so they blinded him.

The sculpture depicts Cupid tying a blindfold around the eyes of Athena, a playful image making a statement that love blinds wisdom and war.

Her garb, nowhere to be found in late Victorian clothing, would suggest that of a deity - a warrior, a huntress - possibly a present day Athena classically reincarnated. Her full li...

Minerva is the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Athena.

Above each column are richly chased ormolu mounts of Athena flanked by striking patinated bronze palmettes and lovely ormolu foliate geometric designs.

The second cup has a different decor: in the hollow of the cup, the scene represents a helmeted figure who seems to be Athena standing next to a group of musicians in the background ...

From the second century BC onward, the Romans equated her with the Greek goddess Athena.

The front and sides set with oval panels decorated with a blue tole ground depicting relief-sculpted figural scenes of Dionysus riding a panther (front right); the Goat Amalthea and ...

Her garb, nowhere to be found in late Victorian clothing, would suggest that of a deity - a warrior, a huntress - possibly a present day Athena classically reincarnated. Her full li...

These same elemental shapes dominate the block lettering and stylized pattern found on Athena’s helmut and shield. OTTOKAR MASCHA (1852-1929), OSTERREICHISCHE PLAKATKUNST, 1915, J.

In this plaque, as in the painting by Gascar, the Duchess is depicted as the Greek goddess Athena (also known as Minerva in Roman mythology).

As a result, a quarrel broke out between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, leading to the judgment of Paris, the "Rape of Helen," and ultimately the Trojan War.

From the second century BC onward, the Romans equated her with the Greek goddess Athena. Hermes was a Greek god and the son of Zeus.

When the Greeks, who were holding Troy under siege, left the famous Trojan Horse on the beach, Laocoon tried to warn the Trojan leaders against bringing it into the city, in case it ...

The front of the clock is decorated with a statue of Athena, helmeted and armed with a spear and shield.

Prominently displayed there was Klimt’s Pallas Athena. A paean to Modern Art, Klimt’s image taps into the proud tradition of Western art and culture by featuring a battle-ready Athen...

Also joining the wolf heads are two hanging swags of gilded acorns connecting with a central large gilded draped classical head of Athena. Two carved and gilded S-shaped rear ‘legs’ ...

This handsome folio edition of Torquato Tasso's masterpiece features 2 engraved allegorical titles, one with medallion portrait of the author with a view of Genoa harbor in the backg...

The frame has various patina marks and some foxing around the edges as you can see SPECIFICATION FRAME FORKS & HEADSET:- Columbus SLX NEW steel, top tube 57.5cm C-T-C, seat post tu...

For him, the goddess Athena focuses on the power. Whereas for her, it is Venus who shows how to control Cupid’s arrow.

In the painting we are presenting, the artist anticipates neoclassical compositions through the figure of Herminia, who evokes Roman statues of Athena with her helmet, but also throu...

In revenge, she threw a golden apple in which she said "for the most beautiful", that caused the dispute between Athena, Aphrodite and Hera that led to the Trial of Paris, to finally...

Each backplate topped with a mask of Athena surmounted by an owl and ending in a stylized bellflower and anthemion, issuing three leaf-wrapped scrolling arms.

The four central panels each depict an allegory of a Roman or Greek mythological god: The Swan symbolizes Venus, the Peacock represents Juno and immortality, the Eagle embodies Jupit...

The designs showcased within a patinated carved stiff-leaf border derived from the Temple of Athena Polias, each highly carved panel in sharp contrast to a cream-coloured background.

In this little niche is depicted Minerva (Athena). The goddess of wisdom wears the peplos and holds on the ground her shield with the gorgoneion, Medusa’s face.

One depicts a young soldier with a sword and statuette of Athena, goddess of war. The other an older, bearded and helmeted warrior visiting a shrine.