Bronze Statuette of a Goddess Probably Ceres in the Getty Villa, July 2008

Statuette of a Goddess, Probably Ceres
Roman, 50-75 AD
Bronze

Inventory # 84.AB.670

The crown on this figure's head identifies her as a deity. She stands with her left arm upraised and her right arm extended, but the attributes she once held are missing. Similar images on Roman coins indicate that the statuette probably represents Ceres, who is usually shown with a torch or a scepter in one hand and stalks of wheat in the other.

Text from the Getty Villa museum label.