Artemis

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This is a bronze statue of Artemis and a deer. Either Greek or Roman, the sculpture is from the Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial era ca. 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D. Artemis, known to the Romans as Diana, stands with her weight on her right leg, her left foot trailing. She wears a short chiton, appropriate to her role as a goddess of the hunt, a hinely wrought diadem embellished with silder, and elaborate sandals. Originally, she would have held a bow in the left hand. In other statues of similar type, the goddess is striding, but here, she stands as if in an epiphany, an impression that is emphasized by the high classicizing style of the figure, with its wind-blown drapery and strong idealized features.