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Source Description
This pendant shows the goddess Potnia Theron, the “mistress of the animals,” a deity sometimes associated with the Greek goddess Artemis. The goddess stands in a frontal pose with upswept wings, one curving above each shoulder. Each of her fists closes around the leash of a rearing feline. This piece is one of two nearly identical pendants in the collection (1999.88 and 2001.157) that were probably originally from the same necklace.
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161321
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Daedalic Pendant with Potnia Theron (Mistress of Animals)
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161321
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Daedalic Pendant with Potnia Theron (Mistress of Animals)
description
This pendant shows the goddess Potnia Theron, the “mistress of the animals,” a deity sometimes associated with the Greek goddess Artemis. The goddess stands in a frontal pose with upswept wings, one curving above each shoulder. Each of her fists closes around the leash of a rearing feline. This piece is one of two nearly identical pendants in the collection (1999.88 and 2001.157) that were probably originally from the same necklace.
date
650–600 BCE
citation
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q60746507
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Metalwork
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1
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Overall: 3 x 2 cm (1 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
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Eastern Greece, Rhodian
accession
1999.88
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tec
gold and glass
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Daedalic Pendant with Potnia Theron (Mistress of Animals), 650–600 BCE. Eastern Greece, Rhodian. Gold and glass; overall: 3 x 2 cm (1 3/16 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.88
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GR - Greek
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161879
description
Daedalic Pendant with Potnia Theron (Mistress of the Animals), 650–600 BCE. Eastern Greece, Rhodian. Gold and glass-like substance; overall: 3 x 2 cm (1 3/16 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James E. and Elizabeth J. Ferrell, 2001.157
didYouKnow
The small loops at the bottom of the pendants probably held chains attached to pomegranate-shaped beads.
citations
citation
Bennett, Michael, "Mistress of the Animals", Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em>. Vol. 40 no. 02, February 2000
page_number
Mentioned & reproduced: p.8-9
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 08:23:18.722000
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161321
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Greek and Roman Art
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GR - Greek
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gold and glass
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