Statue of Ephesus Artemis. (Artemis Ephese).Mythologie. The sculpture reproduces the iconography of Artemis worshipped in the famous sanctuary at Ephesus; Asia Minor; in her incarnation as 'Lady of the Animals'; protector of fertility and abundance. The work is original in its combination of Greek and Oriental elements.From the Giustiniani collection; 2nd century AD.White marble; modern head and hands in black marble. On a modern white marble base with black and white fields.MT 483.- Torlonia Collection of ancient sculptures.From the Museo Torlonia (Torlonia Museum) founded in Rome by Prince Alessandro Torlonia in 1875 and dissolved in 1976.The collection of marble and alabaster sculptures dating to the Roman Empire period has been described as the 'most important private museum of sculpture in the world'.Rome; Italy. 2021.