Athena. Rome 2nd century AD. Marble. The helmet is pushed up on her forehead. It was decorated with a sphinx, while the cheek guards have ram's horns in relief. Monsters on helmets and shields were to scare the enemy and protect the bearer against evil. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark.

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