Daedalic Pendant with Potnia Theron (Mistress of the Animals)
Unknown Artist
650–600 BCE
Medium
gold and glass-like substance
Dimensions
3 × 2 cm
Classification
Metalwork
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of James E. and Elizabeth J. Ferrell
Accession Number
2001.157
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
This pendant, received in 2001 (2001.157), was probably originally from the same necklace as the nearly identical pendant acquired by the museum in 1999 (1999.88). Both depict 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. A feline rears up on either side of her, pulled by a leash held in each of her clenched fists.