ART ROMAIN Lot n° 10

Statuette representing the goddess Flora (?) sitting on a throne. She is holding a rhyton and a garland of flowers placed on her knees. She is wearing a long tunic held on her shoulders by two fibulas, leaving a bare breast. The hairstyle is made of melon ribs brought back to the top of the head in a bun. The hair and eyebrows are finely chiseled. The object was used as an ornament and was held in a piece of wood by two nails. Bronze. Brown and black aquatic oxidation. A few small gaps visible. Roman art, 3rd century. Height 15,4 cm