Lead figure of a winged goddess, perhaps Artemis Orthia

A small cast lead figure shows a winged female figure with both arms spread outward, her head crowned by a tall, upright form. The body narrows into a long, flat column decorated with incised zigzag and meander-like patterns. The metal is dark and pitted, and the figure stands alone against a plain pale ground.

Look closer: Incised zigzag and meander patterns run down the lower body, easily overlooked at a glance.

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