Head of Hygieia
Head of Hygieia Provenance: Epidaurus Date: Roman period – copy after a prototype of the late 4th century BC Material: Marble Museum: National Archaeological Museum, Athens Inventory number: NAM 294 Marble head of the goddess Hygieia with a serene expression and wavy hair bound with a fillet. It likely belonged to a cult statue from the Asklepieion at Epidaurus and reflects the refined Late Classical tradition.