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ARTEMIS EPHESIA IN APULUM

Author: CSABA SZABÓ*–RADU OTA**–MARIUS MIHAI CIUTĂ*** | Year: 2019

BIOGRAPHY OF A ROMAN BRONZE STATUETTE

Abstract: The first known representation of Artemis from Ephesus in Dacia was recovered in the spring of 2006, the small bronze statuette being part of one of the biggest private, archaeological collections looted from various Roman sites. In this article, the authors present the iconographic features of the statuette, the religious significance of the object and through the modern story of the artefact will reflect on the biography of ancient objects once used in religious contexts.