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A fragement of the Temple of Minerva in the City of Athens

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

19, 1819

Primary Source Reference:

Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 99

Notes:

The Temple of Minerva is the Parthenon.

Uriah Phillips Levy (1792-1862) was a naval officer, real estate investor, and philanthropist. He was an admirer of Thomas Jefferson who purchased Monticello and began its restoration in the 1830s.