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Epona(?) Seated on a Donkey

Epona(?) Seated on a Donkey

SculptureGreek4th-1st century BCE

Epona(?) Seated on a Donkey

323-31 BCE

Description

Goddess sitting side saddle, wrapped in a shawl. Little modeling and crude execution. Donkey is better executed, walking with left hind leg and foreleg forward. Traces of brown on donkey and skirt, red on saddle, harness, skirt, background and Epona's hair. Back is unmodeled with a round vent hole. Base and back have been repaired and the front half of the donkey's face is missing. (4th from left in photograph) Traces of red and blue pigment.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Mold-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Hellenistic period

Century

4th-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

10.1 x 6.7 cm (4 x 2 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Joseph C. Hoppin; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1925.

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