The Terracottas from the Sanctuary of Artemis Limnatis at Messene

Abstract

This work-in-progress focuses on the terracottas from the sanctuary of Artemis Limnatis on Μount Ithome in ancient Messene. The assemblage includes mostly Artemis figurines of a type similar to the iconography of Artemis Bendis in Attica, but also of Hekate and Enodia in Thessaly. Apart from the terracotta figurines from the sanctuary, terracottas from the other sanctuaries in the city, such as the sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, also are briefly discussed.

Keywords

• Messene
• Μount Ithome
• Artemis Limnatis
• sanctuary
• terracottas
• hydriaphoroi