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Bronze prow from a boat or small ship, 1st century BC. Greek. Dredged up from the outer bay at Actium, north-west Greece. It has always been assumed that this prow comes from a sunken ship that participated in the Battle of Actium in 31 BC when Mark Antony and Cleopatra were eventually defeated by Octavian. The bust shows a figure wearing a helmet and an aegis strapped under the arms and over the shoulders. The figure probably represents the goddess Athena. L: 47.5cm. reg. no: GR 1872,1214.1.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART366020
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2358px × 2754px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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1st century BCE
Athena (Minerva), Goddess
Battle of Actium (31 BCE)
Bronze
Figure, Sculpture
Hellenistic Period (330-27 BCE)
Sailship