Limestone statue of Artemis Bendis, Hellenistic, ca. 3rd century B.C., Cypriot, Hard limestone, 30 3/4 x 12 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (78.1 x 32.4 x 18.4 cm), Stone Sculpture, The head and the body come from different statues. Bendis was a goddess of the hunt, similar to Artemis. Her worship originated in Thrace, a rugged mountainous region in what is today Bulgaria, but became fairly widespread throughout the Greek world by the Hellenistic period
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Limestone statue, Artemis Bendis, Hellenistic, ca, 3rd century B.C, Cypriot, Hard limestone, 30 3/4 x 12 7 1/4, 78.1 32.4 18.4 cm, Stone Sculpture, head, body come, different statues, Bendis, goddess, hunt, Artemis, worship originated, Thrace, rugged mountainous, region, today Bulgaria, fairly widespread, Greek world, Hellenistic period
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