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St-Aubin-sur-Mer: Gallo-Roman statue of Mother Goddess (1st c. BC)
St-Aubin-sur-Mer: Mother goddess statue (Caen Mus.Normandie; photo Athena Review 2013)
This
limestone statue, found in fragments at the bottom of an ancient well
in Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer in 1943, portrays the Gallic Mother Goddess. She
is traditionally shown seated in a chair with a child standing at
either side.
In this case, she is portrayed wearing a diadem, with a torc around her neck, and two brooches (fibulae). The statue dates from the 1st century BC.
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