Hellenistic

Limestone statue of the goddess Artemis

Artemis, the Greek goddess responsible for the nurture of wild animals as well as the hunt, was sister of Apollo, and a number of statues representing her have been found at the sanctuary of Apollo at Pyla. Her cult was probably introduced on Cyprus during the fifth century B.C., and, like the Greek goddess Aphrodite, she became assimilated with the Great Goddess of fertility who had been worshiped on the island for centuries. Artemis carries a quiver and is accompanied by a fawn. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 23 3/4 × 9 × 4 in., 29 lb. (60.3 × 22.9 × 10.2 cm, 13.2 kg)

Date

299 - 200 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2741

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From the sanctuary at Pyla

References

Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1885. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 1. pl. CXVII.849, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1240, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 421, p. 260, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 361, pp. 266-67, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.