Figurine of Athena Parthenos
- Description
- This is a miniature version of the Athena Parthenos statue by Pheidas at the Acropolis, Athens. Montague, a local Victorian collector, believed it to be a genuine ancient Greek object. Recent scientific tests revealed it is a 19th century fake.
- Accession Loan No.
- 5/1946/778
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Common Name
- figurine of Athena Parthenos
- Simple Name
- figurine
- Full Name
- figurine of Athena Parthenos
- Cultural Group
- Greek (alleged)
- Period Classification
- Georgian (1714-1837); Victorian (1837-1901)
- Family Group
- Material
- terracotta
- Collector / Excavator
- Montague, LAD, Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Site Name
- Acropolis, Athens
- Collection Town
- Athens
- Collection Country
- Greece
- Collection Area Region
- Southern Europe
- Collection Continent
- Europe
