Lake Nemi’s Artemis/Diana,125 BCE

Roman Provenience, Italy | Latium | Lake Nemi Period Roman Period Date Made 125 BC Carved Female Head | Diana Description Over life size female head. White marble. About twice life size. Frontal pose. Hair parted in the middle, brushed back exposing part of ears. Broken diagonally from lower neck. Intended for insertion: roughened surface preserved below at left: acrolithic (?). Head cut off flat behind; back of head in a seperate piece? Well preserved, even nose. Height 44.7 cm Width 28.5 cm Depth 21 cm