Lead figure of a winged goddess, perhaps Artemis Orthia

A small lead figurine shows a winged female figure with a bird-like head and raised, bent arms, wearing a long skirt with vertical pleats or folds. The surface is corroded and dark gray, and the figure is shown in profile against a plain pale background.

Look closer: Fine vertical pleats of the skirt are visible along the lower half of the figure.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 7th–6th century BCE

Medium

Lead

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3000 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of A. J. B. Wace, 1924