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Daedalic Pendant with Potnia Theron (Mistress of the Animals)

650–600 BCE
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Eastern Greece, Rhodian

Medium
gold and glass-like substance
Measurements
Overall: 3 x 2 cm (1 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James E. and Elizabeth J. Ferrell 2001.157
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Location
102B Greek
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The central decoration was likely made by burnishing a sheet of gold on a wood, stone, or ceramic form.

Description

This pendant, received in 2001 (2001.157), was probably originally from the same necklace as the nearly identical pendant acquired by the museum in 1999 (1999.88). Both depict the goddess Potnia Theron, the “mistress of the animals,” a deity sometimes associated with the Greek goddess Artemis. The goddess stands in a frontal pose with upswept wings, one curving above each shoulder. A feline rears up on either side of her, pulled by a leash held in each of her clenched fists.

Daedalic Pendant with Potnia Theron (Mistress of the Animals)

650–600 BCE

Eastern Greece, Rhodian

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