THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A Roman marble votive statuette of Fortuna-Hygiea
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A Roman marble votive statuette of Fortuna-Hygiea
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Seated on a throne and gazing towards her right, wearing a chiton girdled under her breasts, an himation covering her head and draped over her lap, with a cornucopia (symbol of Fortuna) cradled in her left arm, while a snake (symbol of Hygiea) curls around her right arm and feeds from her right outstretched palm, left hand and tip of right fingers missing
13¾ in. (35 cm.) high
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Seated on a throne and gazing towards her right, wearing a chiton girdled under her breasts, an himation covering her head and draped over her lap, with a cornucopia (symbol of Fortuna) cradled in her left arm, while a snake (symbol of Hygiea) curls around her right arm and feeds from her right outstretched palm, left hand and tip of right fingers missing
13¾ in. (35 cm.) high