The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 13, 2025

Daedalic Pendant with Potnia Theron (Mistress of the Animals)

650–600 BCE

Eastern Greece, Rhodian

gold and glass-like substance
Overall: 3 x 2 cm (1 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Gift of James E. and Elizabeth J. Ferrell 2001.157
Location: 102B Greek

Did You Know?

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.
  • -2001
    James E. and Elizabeth J. Ferrell, Kansas City, MO, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2001-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2001.157