Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
$450.00
A figure of a Goddess seated on a throne wears an oversized headdress with a tall crown and veil, cloaked in a long chiton. Hands outstretched, in her right is a phiale. Left palm is chipped, otherwise intact. H. 6.8″(17.3 cm).
This Bosporos figure represents local “Magna Mater deum”. Schematically and relatively, it used Cybele as prototype. For similar type of figures, see Ribakov B.A. Archaeology of USSR. Summery of archaeological sources. Terracotta Figures. Part III. Moscow, 1974, table 48.