Podcast Episode 91: Marble Column from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis

Welcome back to Accessible Art History: The Podcast! In this episode of Metropolitan Masterpieces, I'm discussing the Marble Column from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis. This stunning piece of architecture has a truly fascinating story, so I can't wait to share it with you!

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Marble Column from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis

C. 300 BCE

Public Domain via the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Diana (Artemis) of Versailles

Roman copy (1st - 2nd century CE) of a lost Greek bronze original attributed to Leochares, c. 325 BCE

CC 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Remains of the Temple of Artemis at Sardis

CC 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Howard Crosby Butler

c. 1917

Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Sources

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/252453?deptids=13&high=on&ao=on&ft=*&offset=40&rpp=40&pos=48

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardis

https://vrc.princeton.edu/archives/collections/show/6

https://doi-org.libdata.lib.ua.edu/10.1525/jsah.2014.73.2.204

https://nomadicniko.com/2022/06/08/sardis-temple-of-artemis/

https://sardisexpedition.org/en/essays/latw-yegul-temple-of-artemis

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Artemis-Greek-goddess

https://etc.worldhistory.org/photos/ancient-greek-temples-mediterranean/

https://www.odysseyadventures.ca/articles/greektemple/greek_temple.htm

https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/collection-areas/greek-and-roman-art