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Statuette of Artemis

Dateend of the 4th-1st century BCE

PeriodHellenistic

Object GeographyCyprus

CultureCypriot

Geography NotesSaid to be "from the ruins of a temple" at Pyla, Cyprus, "discovered by Mr. R. Hamilton Lang"

MediumLimestone with red paint

ClassificationSculpture

Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936

Object numberSN28.1782

Attributes serve to identify specific divinities. The goddess of the hunt, Artemis, stands here with her quiver slung over her shoulder and a fawn or hunting dog at her side. Her head is large in proportion to her body, linking her visually to children, of whom she was a protector.

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DimensionsOverall
Height: 15 15/16 in. (40.5 cm)
Width (max, at base): 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm)
Thickness (max, at hand): 3 5/16 in. (8.45 cm)
Thickness (at base): 3.0 in. (7.55 cm)
Black base
Height: 1 7/8 in. (4.75 cm)
Width: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Thickness: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Face
Height: 3 1/8 in. (7.94 cm)
Width (cheek to cheek): 2 1/8 in. (5.34 cm)
Width (ear to ear): 2 5/16 in. (5.94 cm)
Animal
Height: 3 5/8 in. (9.15 cm)
Width: 1 1/16 in. (2.65 cm)
Depth 2 11/16 in. (6.85 cm)
Ball in left hand
Diameter: 1 1/8 in. (2.89 cm)
Quiver
Width: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Thickness: 1 1/8 in. (2.82 cm)
Mount pin
Length: 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm)
Diameter: 3/8 in. (0.9 cm)

Medium Details

Medium Details

Color

Stone: 10 YR 8/1 (white) to 10YR 8/2 (very pale brown)

Paint: 10R 5/6 (red)

Inclusions

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