ARTEMIS Type Naples

• ARTEMIS Type Naples:
"The Goddess of the hunt is shown advancing rapidly, her quiver slung around her body.
With her left hand she lifted an edge of her dress, whilst in her right she held a bow and arrows.
Statue in the archaizing style of the early Imperial period, also known from other examples.
Augustan Period [early 1st cent. AD]."
[txt ©MNR Palazzo Massimo]
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White fine-grained greek marble with traces of red paint on the robe, inserted eyeballs were made of different material.
Probable provenance - residential building [Caserta, Campania ?], was stolen [1994] from the area of Caserta, recovered [2001] in Switzerland.
1 AD.
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Palazzo Massimo, Museo Nazionale Romano | MNR PM
[2nd Floor, Sala VIII.]
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MNR PM | Michael Svetbird phs©msp | 06|23 6000X4100 600 [Set of 3]
The photographed object is the collection item of MNR PM and subject to copyrights.
[non commercial use | sorry for the watermarks]
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📸 Part of the "Small Format Sculpture and Miniature Artefacts" MSP Online Photo-gallery:
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https://www.deviantart.com/svetbird1234/gallery/69450077/small-format-sculpture-and-miniature-artifacts
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