What is the Fragment of Myron Samian Athena? The statue called the "Fragment of Myron's Samian Athena, Limestone, Roman, 1st – 2nd century AD," which represents a person's lower half, is believed to date from the early to mid-Roman Empire. The statue was described as "of classical Peplophoros style which represents a copy of an original Greek sculpture" by the Italian archaeologist who examined it. Samia was an Ancient Greek city, located in the Elis region in western Peloponnese. Although the sculpture has not yet been identified, a picture of the statue released by the Department of Justice bears a strong resemblance to an original sculpture which may have been made by Myron of Eleutherae, an Athenian sculptor from the mid-5th century BC. While none of his original sculptures are known to have survived, there are a large number of what are thought to be later marble copies, mainly Roman.