Roman Statuette of Cybele Seated with Lion 1st-2nd century AD A hollow-formed bronze figure of the goddess Cybele seated on a low throne with a pomegranate in her right hand, left hand resting on the head of a lion. 1 kg, 15.5cm (6"). Very fine condition. Provenance Ex property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1980. Literature Cf. similar figure in marble in the Getty Museum, New York. Footnotes Cybele (Kubele) was the Phrygian goddess of mountains and fertility with a strong element of mysticism in her cult. Her Greek cult was mixed with that of Gaia while among the Romans she became confused with Magna Mater (the Great Mother).
Roman Statuette of Cybele Seated with Lion 1st-2nd century AD A hollow-formed bronze figure of the goddess Cybele seated on a low throne with a pomegranate in her right hand, left hand resting on the head of a lion. 1 kg, 15.5cm (6"). Very fine condition. Provenance Ex property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1980. Literature Cf. similar figure in marble in the Getty Museum, New York. Footnotes Cybele (Kubele) was the Phrygian goddess of mountains and fertility with a strong element of mysticism in her cult. Her Greek cult was mixed with that of Gaia while among the Romans she became confused with Magna Mater (the Great Mother).
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