Roman Silver Plaque with Goddess. 2nd-3rd century A.D. A silver-gilt rectangular votive relief depicting a standing goddess, possibly Cybele-Demeter or Artemis Posphoros, in the act of making an offering with a phiale in her right hand, the veil of her cloak (pallium) worn over the head (capite velato), dressed in a long Ionic chiton, traces of gilding to the neck and eyes; mounted on a custom-made display stand. See similar images of Cybele with patera in Nankov, 'toward the Thracian Religion in the Early Hellenistic Period: a terracotta figurine of Kybele from Seuthopolis reconsidered' in Archaeologia Bulgarica, 3, 2007, Sofia, pp.47-67, figs.11,13,18. 126 grams total, 11.5 cm high including stand (4 1/2 in.) Private collection formed since 1970. Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany, 27 June 2019, lot 179 (1,600 euros). Property of a gentleman from Vienna. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Gorny & Mosch catalogue pages. This Roman provincial work could evoke the image of Cybele-Demeter or Artemis Posphoros. The two divinities are often identified by the similarity of holding the phiale in the right hand, as it is possible to see on some of the autonomous coins of Cybele.

Fine condition.