Sujet

Sculpture of four mother-goddesses, Roman. Artist: Unknown

Légende

Sculpture of four mother-goddesses, Roman. Two hold fruit, one has a dog in her lap, and a fourth nurses a baby. Religion in Britain at this period was a mixture of native Celtic and imported ideas, and the three Celtic mother-goddesses were commonly depicted in Roman religious sculpture. It is not clear why the fourth figure with the baby has been added here - she may not only represent Dea Nutrix, a nursing mother-goddess, but also a deified empress.
Museum of London

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Museum of London

Notre référence

HRM19A83_110

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53,7Mo (4,4Mo) / 42,0cm x 32,0cm / 4964 x 3779 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal femmes femme personnes gens famille religieux fruit seance bebe bebes pays Rome religion chien vetements couleur mere royal robes longues robe longue robe deite Dieu Romain maternite lieu redevance dame deesse maman draperie Imperatrice Museum of London objet sculpture stone stone objet sculpture