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A ROMAN BRONZE ARTEMIS OF EPHESOS
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
A miniature version of the cult statue from the temple of Artemis at Ephesos, standing with her feet together, her arms outstretched, her head framed by a veil adorned with rosettes and surmounted by a tall polos, wearing a necklace with crescentic pendant and a close-fitting garment segmented into panels adorned with rosettes and other decorative elements, and suspended from her chest, a series of fertility symbols now thought to be bull's testis
3 1/8 in. (8cm.) high
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
A miniature version of the cult statue from the temple of Artemis at Ephesos, standing with her feet together, her arms outstretched, her head framed by a veil adorned with rosettes and surmounted by a tall polos, wearing a necklace with crescentic pendant and a close-fitting garment segmented into panels adorned with rosettes and other decorative elements, and suspended from her chest, a series of fertility symbols now thought to be bull's testis
3 1/8 in. (8cm.) high