Lot 2826
Interesting "Mystery" Plaque, in Lead, from the Lower Danubian Area, or Thrace. 2nd-3rd century AD. The dominant motif of this detailed cast roundel is the large central female figure facing, standing behind a tripod table on which rests a fish. She wears a pleated short chiton and holds in her hands a serpent(?), or perhaps a a length of cord. Flanking on either side in profile, two rider gods, perhaps meant to be the Dioscuri, who each trod a fallen figure below. Above and flanking, are facing busts of Sol and Selene (the Sun and the Moon, the pair equating to "eternity"), and a serpent above each. In the exergue, a Cupid(?) figure and an animal (boar?) flank a central kantharos, and beneath, three horse shoes. The whole encircled by a border of beading and tongues. Sharply preserved, with a thin gray and brown patina. Diameter: 2-1/4". A fascinating glimpse here of little understood mythologies. Scarce.
Estimated Value $325 - 450.
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