Head of Mourning Penelope
Head of Mourning Penelope
3D
Published 2018-02-26T13:29:53+00:00
Acquired in 1879 from the Dressel Collection (Rome)
Marble, Roman, after a model from the fifth century BC
Full of sadness, the woman rests her head in her hand. This motif, preserved also in a statue type and in a 'Melian' relief, gave her the name of Odysseus' virtuous wife, who waited twenty years for him to return. Perhaps this Roman copy was part of a funerary statue.
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| Date published | 26/02/2018 |
| Title | Head of Mourning Penelope |
| Accession | Sk 603 |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Altes Museum |
| Record | http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/altes-museum/home.html |
| Place | Altes Museum |
