Greek Terracotta Figurine

Late 4th century BC. A hollow-formed ex-voto terracotta in Tanagra figurine type representing Diana (Greek Artemis), the huntress standing in light chiton on a rectangular base, hunting dog by her right leg and left arm resting on a statue of a youth; hair gathered in a Phrygian cap. See a similar Greek terracotta of Artemis Bendis with a small hunting dog and Phrygian cap at the Louvre, inv.CA 159 (entry 1888"). 1.8 kg total, 37.5cm with stand (14 3/4"). Property of a North West London gallery; formerly in a 1980s collection. Artemis Bendis was the Thracian goddess of hunting identified with Artemis by the Greeks, typically represented in Thracian dress, including Phrygian cap and fawn-skin. Since no written Thracian source has been preserved, the only perspective for defining the cult of Bendis in Thrace is the Greek one. When Herodotus briefly mentions the Thracian religion, he does not mention Bendis, but speaks of Artemis: according to modern scholars Herodotus, here as in other cases, identifies a foreign divinity (Bendis) with the corresponding Greek divinity (Artemis) in order to be easily understood by the Greek public, to whom his work was addressed. A small marble votive stele of Bendis, c.?400-375 BCE, found at Piraeus, (British Museum) shows the goddess and her worshippers in bas-relief. The image shows that the Thracian goddess has been strongly influenced by Athenian conceptions of Artemis: Bendis wears a short chiton like Artemis, but with an Asiatic snug-sleeved undergarment. She is wrapped in an animal skin like Artemis and has a spear, but has a hooded Thracian mantle, fastened with a brooch and high boots. A fourth century BCE terracotta figurine at the Louvre is similarly attired and once carried a (wooden?) spear.
Condition Report: Fine condition.