The Terracottas from the Sanctuary of Artemis Limnatis at Messene
This work-in-progress focuses on the terracottas from the sanctuary of Artemis Limnatis on Μount Ithome in ancient Messene. The assemblage includes mostly Artemis figurines of a type similar to the iconography of Artemis Bendis in Attica, but also of Hekate and Enodia in Thessaly. Apart from the ter...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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ACoSt - Association for Coroplastic Studies
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Les Carnets de l’ACoSt |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/acost/2354 |
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| Summary: | This work-in-progress focuses on the terracottas from the sanctuary of Artemis Limnatis on Μount Ithome in ancient Messene. The assemblage includes mostly Artemis figurines of a type similar to the iconography of Artemis Bendis in Attica, but also of Hekate and Enodia in Thessaly. Apart from the terracotta figurines from the sanctuary, terracottas from the other sanctuaries in the city, such as the sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, also are briefly discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 2431-8574 |