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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 612788, member: 2844"]Your Athena is not Etruscan, but made in the ancient Greek Geometric style. Yes, there is such a thing.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>It is probably based on a museum bronze. Maybe not an exact copy, but close enough to be recognizably Greek Geometric. So a true Athena, not Minerva.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The Greeks value the Geometric style as much as the Classic style, and these are sold as nice quality souvenirs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 612788, member: 2844"]Your Athena is not Etruscan, but made in the ancient Greek Geometric style. Yes, there is such a thing.:playful: It is probably based on a museum bronze. Maybe not an exact copy, but close enough to be recognizably Greek Geometric. So a true Athena, not Minerva.;) The Greeks value the Geometric style as much as the Classic style, and these are sold as nice quality souvenirs.[/QUOTE]
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