Diana of Ephesus
Statue of Diana decorated with protomes of lions, griffins, horses, bulls, bees, and also sphinxes and flowers. On the chest there are four rows of breasts symbol of fertility, while the breastplate enclosed by a garland of helichrysum and acorns shows two winged female figures and the symbols of the constellations of the ram, bull, twins, cancer and Lion. Around the head there is a circular nimbu…
Creator
- Roman workshop
Subject
- Diana
- archaeological objects
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- statues
Medium
- alabaster (mineral)
Creator
- Roman workshop
Subject
- Diana
- archaeological objects
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- statues
Medium
- alabaster (mineral)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Temporal
- 2nd century AD
Current location
- https://sws.geonames.org/7303972/museo-archeologico-nazionale-di-napoli.html
Identifier
- #128637
Is part of
- Europeana Archaeology
Providing country
- Italy
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-10-20T03:25:04.617Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-01-12T16:39:14.037Z