Italy 2012 / 20120609zi_MuseoArtemisOfEphesus
Ruth Milner, rmilner plus web at bookofmarvels dot net
3/18/2013
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20120609zi_MuseoArtemisOfEphesus Artemis of Ephesus, Naples Museum

Another remarkable piece from the Farnese collection. There is apparently some debate among scholars as to whether those are rows of breasts as fertility symbols, or the scrotums (scrota?) of bulls sacrificed to her.