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Artemis Colonna: view from left

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Artemis Colonna: view from right

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Artemis Colonna: view from left

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Artemis Colonna: three-quarter view from left

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Artemis Colonna: view from right

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Artemis Colonna: view from right

Collection: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Title: Artemis "Colonna" (Diana)
Findspot: Found near Rome, in Grotta Ferrata, on the eastern slope of Valle Marciana
Summary: Head of Artemis "Colonna"
Material: Marble
Sculpture Type: Free-standing statue
Category: Original/copies
Original or Copy: Copy
Original: Artemis Colonna
Date: ca. 117 AD - ca. 138 AD
Dimensions: H 0.35 m
Scale: Life-size
Region: Italy
Period: Hadrianic?

Subject Description: The Artemis Colonna type depicted Artemis rushing forward with her bow and quiver. The drill is skillfully used to create shadows to define forms.

Form & Style: After a Greek prototype of 400-350 B.C.

Condition: Head only (nearly complete)

Material Description: Parian marble

Sources Used: Comstock & Vermeule 1976, 65 no. 103