A ROMAN MARBLE ARTEMIS OF EPHESUS
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
A ROMAN MARBLE ARTEMIS OF EPHESUS CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. The goddess wearing a polos crown atop her wavy hair, with corkscrew locks falling to her shoulders, a large collar composed of drilled rings and bound in a ribbon, a smaller plain necklace above, two winged Nikes holding feathers and a wreath between, her tunic with three rows of egg-like shapes suspended along her upper torso, with three registers of animals below, the upper register with horned animals, the middle with bulls(?), the lower with winged griffins(?), each side of the tunic with three panels, the upper with winged siren, the middle with a bee, the lower with a floral motif, on each shoulder a semi-circular panel with three winged creatures, her arms bent at the elbow 21 ¼ in. (54 cm.) high
A ROMAN MARBLE ARTEMIS OF EPHESUS
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
A ROMAN MARBLE ARTEMIS OF EPHESUS CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. The goddess wearing a polos crown atop her wavy hair, with corkscrew locks falling to her shoulders, a large collar composed of drilled rings and bound in a ribbon, a smaller plain necklace above, two winged Nikes holding feathers and a wreath between, her tunic with three rows of egg-like shapes suspended along her upper torso, with three registers of animals below, the upper register with horned animals, the middle with bulls(?), the lower with winged griffins(?), each side of the tunic with three panels, the upper with winged siren, the middle with a bee, the lower with a floral motif, on each shoulder a semi-circular panel with three winged creatures, her arms bent at the elbow 21 ¼ in. (54 cm.) high
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