Terracotta Goddess Statuette

Terracotta Goddess Statuette

Description:

Fregmentary terracotta statuette of a woman wearing necklace of pendants and bracelet and holding an animal with left hand, probably a deity such as Artemis or the Great Goddess of Cyprus in her attribute as a goddess of animals; hollow, mould-made; head, feet and much of left side lost.


Dimensions: Height: 42.50 centimetres max


Object Type: figure


Techniques: mould-made

Period:

Classical

Date:

475 - 300 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Sanctuary of Artemis (Achna)

Accession Number:

1969,0210.37