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title: Female Head with Diadem
author: Liana Miate
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15821/female-head-with-diadem/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Female Head with Diadem

_Authored by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/)_

## Image File

[![Female Head with Diadem](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15821.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15821.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) copy of the head of an Athenian cult statue probably representing a *peplos*-clad goddess, of the years around c. 430 BCE.

The original was perhaps a work by the famous sculptor Agorakritos, a favourite pupil of Pheidias. Parian marble. ([Hellenic](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).

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## About the Author

Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Miate, L. (2022, May 10). Female Head with Diadem. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15821/female-head-with-diadem/>
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### MLA
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