Ancient Roman silver Isis / Fortuna statuette

1st century AD

Ancient Roman silver Isis / Fortuna statuette
Ancient Roman silver Isis / Fortuna statuette
Ancient Roman silver Isis / Fortuna statuette
Ancient Roman silver Isis / Fortuna statuette
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Article code25-0714
A Roman solid silver statuette representing the Goddess Isis-Fortuna standing on a domed pedestal holding a cornucopiae. She is wearing a draped chiton and has a modius on her head.

Length: ± 37,8 mm

Very fine condition, signs of wear and patina consistent with age and use.
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Fortuna (Greek goddess Tyche or Egyptian goddess Isis) is the goddess of fortune and the personification of luck. She is associated with the bounty of the soil and the fruitfulness of women. Frequently she was an oracular goddess consulted in various ways regarding the future.
Fortuna was worshiped extensively in Italy from the earliest times. Fortuna is often represented bearing a cornucopia as the giver of abundance and a rudder as controller of destinies, or standing on a ball to indicate the uncertainty of fortune.

Features and Specifications

Period Roman
Category Artefacts
Material Silver
Country Roman Empire