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Head of Artemis

600–575 BCE

Greece

Medium
terracotta
Measurements
Overall: 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1929.976
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Description

Artemis was the goddess of hunting. Her long straight nose, almond-shaped eyes, and "archaic smile" are very similar to those of Atalanta on the contemporary white-ground lekythos (1966.114)

Head of Artemis

600–575 BCE

Greece

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