Terracotta Goddess Figurine

Terracotta Goddess Figurine

Description:

Large terracotta figurine of a deity (Artemis or the Great Goddess of Cyprus) wearing a tall polos (crown) and holding a fawn across her waist with her left hand; mould-made.


Dimensions: Height: 40.64 centimetres


Object Type: figurine


Techniques: mould-made

Period:

Hellenistic

Date:

400 - 200 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Sanctuary of Artemis (Achna)

Accession Number:

1883,0106.6