http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/742441/resize%3Aformat%3Dfull;jsessionid=47805CE4BD8FD1092A3CFB16D3AA48D7Triple-bodied HekateA.D. 50–200BronzeHecate wears Doric chiton with long peplos-like overfold, a wreath-like belt, a polos with three stars, and crescent on top. Two of the figures, with long tresses, hold snakes; the third held two torches. Brown patina; two attributes above polos, two snakeheads, and the two torches are missing. So also much of two of the feet. Hecate is a goddess of the earth, the underworld and the moon. She carries torches and snakes while stars and a lunar crescent ornament her headdress. She is generally associated with uncanny things and the ghost world and is worshipped at gateways and crossroads, which seem to be haunted the world over. Her triple body enables her to see along all lines of approach.Sculpture17.6000000000 Centimeterhttp://collections.mfa.org/objects/detailsrdf/152740;jsessionid=47805CE4BD8FD1092A3CFB16D3AA48D7