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HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK MARBLE TORSO OF ARTEMIS
Hellenistic Period, Circa 1st Century B.C.
Superbly sculpted, the goddess depicted wearing a chiton together with a himation pinned on her left shoulder, both clinging, diaphanous garments revealing her body beneath, the form further enhanced by a baldric worn diagonally over her right shoulder and between her breasts, standing with her weight on her right leg, the left projecting forward, red pigment unusually well-preserved on the himation
31 in. (78.7 cm) high
Hellenistic Period, Circa 1st Century B.C.
Superbly sculpted, the goddess depicted wearing a chiton together with a himation pinned on her left shoulder, both clinging, diaphanous garments revealing her body beneath, the form further enhanced by a baldric worn diagonally over her right shoulder and between her breasts, standing with her weight on her right leg, the left projecting forward, red pigment unusually well-preserved on the himation
31 in. (78.7 cm) high
Provenance
Merrin Gallery, New York