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This bronze(!) statue of Artemis dates to the fourth century B.C.! It is larger than life size— 6.4 ft. [1.94 m.] tall. In her right hand she held an offering bowl and in her left a bow (missing). It dates to the fourth century B.C. The garment that she is wearing is called a peplos—the folds of which area clearly visible.
Her weight is resting on her right foot and the left leg is flexed—in a contrapposto stance. The statue is attributed to the sculptor Euphranor.
This statue, along with three others, was found in 1959 during building excavations in Piraeus. They were found as a group and although deposited at the same time, they were crafted at different periods. They were probably deposited in the first century B.C.
