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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Roman Bronze Sculpture of a Priestess, 100 CE - 300 CE
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Roman Bronze Sculpture of a Priestess, 100 CE - 300 CE
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Roman Bronze Sculpture of a Priestess, 100 CE - 300 CE

Bronze
1.25 x 4
FZ.177
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This exquisite draped statuette perhaps represents a Roman Empress in the guise of a Syrian priestess. Her tall, conical hat no doubt carries a ritual significance. The Severan dynasty, with...
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This exquisite draped statuette perhaps represents a Roman Empress in the guise of a Syrian priestess. Her tall, conical hat no doubt carries a ritual significance. The Severan dynasty, with its Syrian connections, encouraged the worship of the sun god Elagabalus. This may provide a clue to the statue's origins. Though this small figure has always carried herself with erect dignity, time has lent her an even greater grandeur.
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