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Head of Penelope (the faithful wife of Odysseus), from Rome, now on display in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen. Hadrianic copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE.
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Raddato, C. (2014, May 31). Head of Penelope. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2683/head-of-penelope/
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Raddato, Carole. "Head of Penelope." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 31, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2683/head-of-penelope/.
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Raddato, Carole. "Head of Penelope." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 31 May 2014. Web. 21 Feb 2025.
