Efames Museum : Object : Fragment of a seated statue of Cybele [10SALC]

Fragment of a seated statue of Cybele

Archaeological museum of ancient Messene

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Object Name

Fragment of a seated statue of Cybele

Dating

2nd century BCE

Collection

Archaeological museum of ancient Messene

Object Type

Statue

Material Marble
Dimensions

Height: 80 cm

License

CC BY-NC-ND 4

Statue of Cybele, the mother of the gods, from ancient Messene. Preserved is the lower part of the torso. She is seated on a solid cist (a box of secret symbols), covered by a lion's skin. A snake swirls around the cist. Work of the Messenian sculptor Damophon.