Statue of Artemis of Ephesus

Statua di Artemide Efesina
Type: 
Sculpture
Year: 
Roman copy from an original of 2nd century BC
Material and technique: 
Marble and bronze
Size: 
cm 115
Inventory: 
inv. MC1182

Opere del percorso

The hall

Appartamento dei Conservatori - Sala delle Aquile

The fine wooden ceiling features painted landscapes alternating with carved gilded rosettes. 
The frieze below, of the same period as that in the Hall of the Geese, features a series of panels portraying views of Rome, and oval medallions showing minor episodes from the history of Republican Rome. 
A small bronze and marble statue is a small-scale replica of the Hellenistic statue from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus embellished with symbols of fertility and heads of animals. 
Two marble eagles give the room its name.