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title: Statue of Artemis from Mytilene
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8700/statue-of-artemis-from-mytilene/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Statue of Artemis from Mytilene

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Statue of Artemis from Mytilene](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8700.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8700.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Artemis](https://www.worldhistory.org/artemis/) was the goddess of the moon, forest, and hunting. She stands on her left leg while her right arm rests on a pillar. The left hand rests on the waist and its palm is facing outward. Her head would have carried a diadem. She wears two snake-like armlets. The boots leave the toes exposed. Her clothes are rather stiff, especially at the hips. This statue is regarded as being not a good specimen of its kind. Marble. [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) Period, 2nd to 3rd century CE, copy of a [Hellenistic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenic_World/) original dating to the 4th century BCE. From Mytilene, [Lesbos](https://www.worldhistory.org/lesbos/), in modern-day [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/). (Museum of [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), Istanbul, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/)).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, May 12). Statue of Artemis from Mytilene. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8700/statue-of-artemis-from-mytilene/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue of Artemis from Mytilene." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 12, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8700/statue-of-artemis-from-mytilene/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue of Artemis from Mytilene." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 May 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8700/statue-of-artemis-from-mytilene/>.

## License & Copyright

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