Terracotta – head of the goddess Artemis-Bendis

Probably Tarent region, Southern Italy, latter half of 4th century BCE

Ochre-coloured ceramic clay, moulded. Head of the goddess Artemis-Bendis with a lion’s skin. Fragment. Hellenist type.

H: 9 cm

UMP 8612

Purchased from antique dealer Karel Chaura in Prague in 1928.