Gallo-Roman Statuette of Juno Lucina (1)

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Gallo-roman statuette of Juno Lucina (1) — Terracotta statuette of Juno Lucina (1).

Artist

Name:: Unknown

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Wood engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)

Periodical

Title:: L'Illustration (Issue 770)
Author(s):: Collective work
Publisher:: Paris: Dubochet et Cie, 1857

Description

Terracotta statuette found at Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse bearing the inscription pistillus. Lucina is an epithet referring to Juno as goddess of childbirth.

Keywords: 1850s, 19th century, antiquity, black & white, earthenware, Europe, France, periodical, religious, terracotta