Statuette of Diana

Place of OriginGreece, from Asia Minor

Date200-100 BCE

DimensionsH: 12 1/4 in.; W: 5 1/2 in.; D: 4 3/4 in.;
Base: H: 3 in.; W: 4 7/8 in.; D: 4 7/8 in.;

MediumBronze

ClassificationSculpture

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1955.75

On View

Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 02, Classic

Label TextTwin sister of Apollo, Diana was worshipped by the Romans as the goddess of both the hunt and the moon. She is often depicted armed with a bow and wearing a short tunic, allowing for maximum mobility in her hunting endeavors. She is also frequently accompanied by a dog or a deer. In this example, she wears the short tunic and calf-length boots, fully prepared to traipse through the wilderness with ease. One of the three virgin goddesses of Olympus (along with Minerva and Vesta), the Romans also linked Diana with chasteness as the divine embodiment of purity.Published References

"Accessions," Art Quarterly, Winter 1956, p. 418, repr. p. 419, no. 3.

Bulletin, J. Paul Getty Museum of Art, Malibu, California, vol. 1, no. 1, 1957, p. 13.

"New Accessions," Toledo Museum of Art Museum News, new series, vol. 5, no. 3, Autumn 1962, p. 56, repr.