With an owl in the palm of her hand, a cloak adorned with a gorgon’s head and a warrior’s helmet upon her swept hair, Athena, as depicted in a Roman statue from the first century C.E., is a ...

The sculpture — just 4 inches (10 centimeters) tall — depicts a nude man whose torso is twisted in a way that implies movement. His arms and legs are missing, as well as the back of his head.