Crimea, early 5th c. BC: The goddess Artemis and her wild animals, mirror decoration
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Crimea, early 5th c. BC: The goddess Artemis and her wild animals, mirror decoration
Description
Artemis. Handle of a Late Archaic bronze mirror (early 5th c.), from the excavations at Chersonesos.
Parthenos, virgin goddess of nature and the animal kingdom, Potnia Theron and Tauropolos, had her refuge at the southwest edge of the Taurian Peninsula (Crimea).
Parthenos, virgin goddess of nature and the animal kingdom, Potnia Theron and Tauropolos, had her refuge at the southwest edge of the Taurian Peninsula (Crimea).
Source
APAN Archive
© APAN
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Key words
Archaic period.
Artemis, goddess.
Bronze objects.
Chersonessos / Cherson / Sebastopol.
Chersonessos Taurica / Cherson.
Crimea.
Hermitage, museum.