“Mistress of Animals”, Rhodes, 4th Century BCE?

A relief of the "Mistress of Animals" on the front small marble altar. The figure stands frontally, with long hair, parted in the middle and flowing over her shoulders, wearing a polos and a peplos. In each hand she holds a forepaw of a lion, shown at smaller scale, which hangs vertically with its head facing outwards. The other three sides of the the altar are not decorated. On top is a relief of a wreath, its centre forming the space for the sacrifice. Roman period. From Rhodes. Rhodes Archaeological Museum. Inv. No. 13643.