A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF CYBELE

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF CYBELE
circa 1st century b.c.-1st century a.d.
Seated on a high-backed throne, her feet resting on the back of her lion, wearing a high-belted peplos, a himation draped over her left shoulder and enveloping her legs, perhaps originally holding a cornucopia in her right hand
9.1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the owner's grandfather in the 1950s

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