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Fortuna Panthea (Goddess of Fortune with attributes of other divinities)
Roman
Imperial Period
2nd–3rd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
John Michael Rodocanachi Fund
Accession Number58.968
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 116; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 120 (additional published references).
DescriptionStatuette of Fortuna wearing a chiton and short himation; also a stylized crown in the form of a uraeus; there is a rudder in the right hand, and the twin cornucopiae in the left are connected to the shoulder by a small support. Lower part of colonette under left arm missing. Lower part of himation and feet encrusted. Traces of gilt on the headdress.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1; purchased by MFA from Spink & Son, Ltd., October 9, 1958, for £ 60/0/0