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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