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ROMAN BRONZE VOTIVE PLAQUE: BUST OF CYBELE The mother goddess, wearing a kalathoid crown over her long straight hair. She wears an ornate necklace and jewelled bustier, all within a double rope frame. Balkan area, 2nd-3rd Century AD W. 3 1/2 in. (8.5 cm.) Ex private collection, South Africa; English collection acquired in the 1980s. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, 2010, no. 79. SMQ08 $8,500 Sales |
