Roman Silver Plaque with Goddess

2nd-3rd century AD. A provincial silver-gilt rectangular votive relief depicting a standing goddess in the act of making an offering with a phiale in her right hand, the veil of her cloak (pallium) worn over the head (capite velato), dressed in a long Ionic chiton falling over the lower legs, a trace of gilding on the neck and face. See similar images of Cybele with patera in Nankov, 'toward the Thracian Religion in the Early Hellenistic Period: a terracotta figurine of Kybele from Seuthopolis reconsidered' in Archaeologia Bulgarica, 3, 2007, Sofia, pp.47-67, figs.11,13,18. 42 grams, 77mm (3"). Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970. This Roman provincial work could evoke the image of Cybele-Demeter or Artemis Posphoros. The two divinities are often identified by the similarity of holding the phiale in the right hand, as it is possible to see on some of the autonomous coins of Kabyle. For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price [No Reserve]
Condition Report: Fine condition, cracked.