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Roman bronze votive plaque: bust of Cybele 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


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