Piece of marble statue of Artemis-Bendis. The goddess stands upright and frontal. She wears a short chitoniskos and above the nebris (fawn skin) tied at the waist with thin belt. Her himation is twisted in her left hand. It is a huge statue (preserved height 1.20 m) that testifies the strong presence of Thracians in the Amphipolis region. Perhaps the "Hellenized" superficies of the goddess may be due to an Athenian sculptor.
Caption Marble statue of Artemis-Bendis from Amphipolis
Mythic people Bendis (Goddess)
Type Statue
Origin Amphipolis
Current position Archaeological Museum of Kavala
Index number Λ782
Dating 323 - 31 B.C.
Notes
Δαμάσκος Δ., Κατάλογος γλυπτών του Αρχαιολογικού Μουσείου Καβάλας, Αρχαιολογικό Ινστιτούτο Μακεδονικών και Θρακικών Σπουδών 15, Θεσσαλονίκη, 2013, σ. 46-48 αρ. 15, Εικ. 41-45.
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