Torso of Artemis

Classification

sculpture / statue ; statue

Culture

Greek (culture)

Dimensions

height: 43.5 cm

Date

1st century B.C.

Period

Hellenistic Period (Greek, 323–31)

Material

marble analysis ; Parian marble, lychnites

Iconography

Artemis ; peplos ; baldric

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Beöthy, Zsolt (1848–1922)

Inventory

5888

Hyp-3859

References

Hekler 1929, 83, no. 72

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the sculpture was made of Parian (Paros-Marathi) marble. Click here for the detailed results.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.