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This statue of the goddess Athena dates to the Roman Empire in the 100s AD but is a copy of an earlier one by the Athenian sculptor Kresilas around the 420s BC. The inlays of her eyes are missing. I love the intensity of her expression.
Roman bust of the goddess Athena, copying an original by Kresilas. The top of her torso is on a pedestal while her right arm appears to be raised, though if it was there at one point it is now broken off. She wears a chitin dress and an ornamental collar that includes the apotropaic head of Medusa on the front. Her hair is short and her expression is stern and perched atop her head is a tall and thin Corinthian helmet.
August 26, 2026 at 7:01 PM
followinghadrian.bsky.social
Marble statue of Hadrian from the Library of the Pergamene Asklepieion. It was modelled on Kresilas' Diomedes (5th century BC) but with Roman military regalia at his side. The base is inscribed with the words OEON AAPIANON ("the god Hadrian").
Bergama Museum, Turkey.
November 17, 2023 at 10:59 AM
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December 11, 2024 at 10:59 AM
electricpolaris.bsky.social
The Wounded Amazon was born from a 5th century BC art contest for the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. The greatest sculptors, Polykleitos, Phidias, and Kresilas, each made their version. When it came time to judge they all chose their 2nd favorite work and Polykleitos won. History remembers the doers.
October 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
followinghadrian.bsky.social
Happy birthday, Hadrian! 🎂
1,900 years ago, Hadrian probably celebrated his 48th birthday in Bithynia. After sailing along the Pontic coast in AD 123, Hadrian is thought to have wintered in Nicomdedia before touring Asia.
📸 4 portraits of Hadrian from the cities & sanctuaries Hadrian visited in 124.
An over-lifesize cuirassed statue of Hadrian found in the Hadrianic Odeon of Ilium (Troy). Troy Museum Turkey. The statue was probably commissioned by a local aristocrat for the stage building of the Odeon, which was redesigned in honour of Hadrian’s visit. The emperor Hadrian visited the city in AD 124. His visit marks the beginning of a golden age, with the construction of Roman baths, a fountain (nymphaeum), and an aqueduct. Substantial parts of it survive and can be seen near Kemerdere. A marble statue of Hadrian from the Library of the Pergamene Asklepieion, modelled on Kresilas' Diomedes (5th century BC) but with Roman military regalia at his side, inscribed with the words OEON AAPIANON ("the god Hadrian"). Bergama Museum, Turkey. Hadrian visited the Pergamene sanctuary of Asclepius in AD 124, which he remodelled by adding a theatre and a library. The Pergamene Asclepieion became a centre of learning, and Hadrian was given the title Epiphanestatos Neos Asklepios. A small marble head of Hadrian found in the Sanctuary of Apollo in Claros near Ephesus. Izmir Museum of History and Art, Turkey Hadrian visited Claros in AD 124 and made a considerable contribution to the reconstruction of the temple. The architrave and the tympanum of the temple were completed under his sponsorship (based on an inscription naming Hadrian as dedicator in the nominative case). Head of Hadrian from Ephesus, found among the ruins of the Gate of Mazeus and Mithridates. Ephesos Museum Vienna, Austria. Hadrian's presence at Ephesus in AD 124 is attested in the epigraphic record. On 29 August, Hadrian wrote a letter to the 'magistrates, council and people of the Termessians' in northern Lycia, confirming to the little town of Oenoanda his approval of the establishment of a musical competition there.
January 24, 2024 at 8:57 AM
boisdulac.bsky.social
Diomedes stealing the Palladium. The Palladion, an effigy of Pallas Athena (Palladium in Latin form), was a protective talisman for Troy.
Copy from a masterpiece of Polykleitean school. It is attributed to Naukydes of Argos or to Kresilas from Kydonia.
March 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Kresilas was the sculptor of the famous bust of Pericles. Fascinatingly, plaster casts (probably taken from the original) of this Athena were found in excavations of a Roman copyist's workshop at Baiae...
December 1, 2024 at 11:02 AM
druidic.org
The Louvre has restored the Athena of Velletri, a 3 metre high 1stC AD Roman statue. Replica of a bronze Greek original attributed to Kresilas (430 BC). Found in 1797 and "stolen" by Napoleon in 1803.

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(pics via Martin Conde)
December 1, 2024 at 10:57 AM