Cybele_Getty_Villa_57.AA.19_n3.jpg

Summary

Object

Statue of a seated Cybele with the portrait head of her priestess

Artist

Unknown author

Title

Statue of a seated Cybele with the portrait head of her priestess

Object type

sculpture

Genre

mythological sculpture

Depicted people

Cybele

Date

circa 50 AD

Medium

marble

Dimensions

height: 162 cm (63.7 in)

; width: 70 cm (27.5 in)

; depth: 64.5 cm (25.3 in)

Collection

Getty Center

	Native name	Getty Center
	Parent institution	J. Paul Getty Trust
	Location	Los Angeles
	Coordinates	34° 04′ 39″ N, 118° 28′ 30″ W
	Established	1997
	Website	http://www.getty.edu/museum/
	Authority file	: Q29247 VIAF : 133364221 ISNI : 000000012287134X ULAN : 500260314 GND : 10081052-4 SUDOC : 050172751

Current location

J. Paul Getty Museum

Accession number

57.AA.19 ( J. Paul Getty Museum )

References

Photograph

Description

English: Portrait of a Woman as Cybele (Roman, c. AD 50) - City Wall crown of Cybele (protector of cities).

Français : Cybèle avec couronne en forme de remparts). Le visage est celui d'une femme romaine, sans doute d'une position importante. Marbre romain, v. 50 ap. J.-C.

Date

27 December 2010, 15:11:52

Source

Flickr : Getty Villa - Collection

Author

Dave & Margie Hill / Kleerup

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