Head of the goddess Hygieia, Greek sculpture of the second classicism, cast from the Louvre Museum

Head of the goddess hygieia, cast from the workshop of the louvre museum the head of hygieia is a greek sculpture of the second classicism, dated to the middle of the 4th century bc and often attributed to the sculptor scopas. It is part of the collection of classical sculptures of the national archaeological museum of athens, registered under number 3602. The head was found in 1900 or 1901 during the french excavations of tegea, in arcadia. The marble head is 0.28 m high. It probably represents hygieia, goddess of health; it is attributed to scopas of paros, who was architect in tegea, during the reconstruction of the temple of athena alea, destroyed by a fire in -395. The head of hygieia preserves all its features almost intact. It was probably part of a statue that has not been found. A masterpiece of sober elegance, where the art of late classicism has found that rare and just balance between the expression of feeling and the purity of form. Reproduction in hand-patinated resin on a varnished stained oak base. Mold made from an imprint of the original work.