Striding Artemis

This striding figure is identified as Artemis, Greek goddess of the hunt, based on comparison with more than 20 similar statues. The missing arms may have held a bow and arrow ready to shoot. Wearing a traditional Greek dress, or peplos, this statue was once believed to date to the 4th century BCE. However, the carving techniques and treatment of the drapery point to a later, Roman date of manufacture, probably in the late 1st century BCE to 2nd century CE. The Romans were avid collectors of Greek art, and as a result of this enormous demand, Roman sculptors created their own versions of well-known Greek antiquities.