Limestone statue of Artemis Bendis. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: 30 3/4 x 12 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (78.1 x 32.4 x 18.4 cm). Date: ca. 3rd century B.C..The head and the body come from different statues. Bendis was a goddess of the hunt, similar to Artemis. Her worship originated in Thrace, a rugged mountainous region in what is today Bulgaria, but became fairly widespread throughout the Greek world by the Hellenistic period. She wears Oriental dress, with a soft leather Phrygian cap and a long-sleeved tunic and trousers. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.