ARTEMIS DIANA Goddess Wounded Amazon Semi Nude Alabaster Statue Sculpture 10.2"

• *MADE IN GREECE - HANDMADE -ΗΑΝD PAINTED*
• Dimensions: Height : 26 cm ( 10.24 in) Weight: 520 gr (1.15 lb
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ABOUT AMAZONS This Statue is based on a Roman copy of a Greek bronze original dated around 450-425 B.C. The original bronze may have stood in the sanctuary of Artemis at Ephesus on the coast of Asia Minor, where the Amazons had legendary and cultic connections with the goddess. The Amazons were a mythical race of warrior women renowned for their skills in archery and horsemanship. Here, the mythical warrior woman has been stripped of her weapons and horse, and wounded under her right breast. She wears a short, sleeveless chiton unfastened at one shoulder and belted at the waist with a makeshift bit of bridle from her horse. The garment is known as an exomis, the type of clothing worn by Greek men for exercise, horse riding, or hard labor. Despite her plight, this Amazon shows no sign of pain or fatigue. She gently leans on the pillar at her left and rests her right arm gracefully on her head in a gesture often used to denote sleep or death. The serenity of her pose and the emotional restraint in her facial expression are characteristic of Classical sculpture of the second half of the fifth century B.C.