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Sources de la Seine: Ex voto plaque with inscription to Sequanna
Sources de la Seine: Ex voto plaque (Dijon Mus. Arch; Athena Review Image Archive)
The female river deity Sequana (Seine) was worshipped at a temple shrine at the source of the river, at a spring believed to have healing power. Gallo-Roman pilgrims seeking cures placed votive images of their ailments at the shrine.
This
bronze plaque, about 5 cm long, has an inscription to Sequanna
and a pair of small raised hemispheres which may represent eyes.
The plaque is in the Dijon Museum of Archaeology.
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