Head of Artemis

Cleveland Museum of Art

Head of Artemis

Date
600–575 BCE
Medium
terracotta
Culture
Greece
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

Artemis was the goddess of hunting. Her long straight nose, almond-shaped eyes, and "archaic smile" are very similar to those of Atalanta on the contemporary white-ground lekythos (1966.114)

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