The “Winged Woman of Burgaz”: A New Archaic Sculpture from the Territory of Knidos

A statue was found in 2019 in the sea about 30 m off the coast of the ruins of the ancient city of Burgaz in the Datça District of Muğla Province. Because of its findspot, the statue was named the “Winged Woman” of Burgaz and is currently preserved in the Marmaris Museum. Burgaz was in the territory of Knidos so for this reason the statue is evaluated within the Knidos settlement and culture domain. The naming, iconography, and dating of the statue, which is unrelated to any structure or context, are evaluated through similar statues, reliefs, and vase paintings in Anatolia, the Aegean Islands, and continental Greece. In accordance with its stylistic features, the school to which the statue belongs or the place where it was produced are determined. In our study, suggestions are made about the structure, context, and function of this “Winged Woman.” According to the collected data, the “Winged Woman” of Burgaz is dated to the middle of the sixth century BC and probably belongs to a monument from the Emecik Apollon Sanctuary. However, its exact provenance and function are unknown.