CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

This small altar, quadrangular in form, was dedicated to Jupiter, whose bust is depicted in relief on one side. The others feature a bucranium, sheaves of wheat and a cluster of grapes. The bae and top each feature delicate moldings with an acroteria at the corners and a large pinecone at the center. For a related depiction of Jupiter on a marble tondo bust, see no. 28 in R. Volkommer, “Zeus (In peripheria orientali),” LIMC, vol. VIII.