LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: Cybele

Cybele Riding a Lion (Primary Title) Kybele Riding a Lion (Alternate Title) Unknown (Artist) Date: Late 2nd Century AD Culture: Roman Category: Sculpture Medium: alabaster Collection: Ancient Art Dimensions: Overall: 6 3/4 × 8 × 2 1/2 in. (17.145 × 20.32 × 6.35 cm) Object Number: 49.10.31 “If ever a foreign-born enemy brings war to Italian lands, he can be driven from Italy and defeated if the Idaean Mother [Kybele] is brought from Pessinus to Rome.” – Livy, History of Rome During Rome’s war against the Carthaginian general Hannibal, a prophecy was discovered in Rome’s sacred texts, the Sybillene books, that the Romans could defeat a foreign enemy only if they brought the goddess Kybele from Anatolia (in modern Turkey). Thus, in 205 BC, the cult of Kybele (including her priests) was introduced into Rome. This small-scale statue of Kybele (Magna Mater or “Great Mother”) riding on her frequent companion, a lion, was perhaps a votive offering or part of a household shrine. Text from: www.vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-110994873

Cybele Riding a Lion (Primary Title) Kybele Riding a Lion (Alternate Title) Unknown (Artist) Date: Late 2nd Century AD Culture: Roman Category: Sculpture Medium: alabaster Collection: Ancient Art Dimensions: Overall: 6 3/4 × 8 × 2 1/2 in. (17.145 × 20.32 × 6.35 cm) Object Number: 49.10.31 “If ever a foreign-born enemy brings war to Italian lands, he can be driven from Italy and defeated if the Idaean Mother [Kybele] is brought from Pessinus to Rome.” – Livy, History of Rome During Rome’s war against the Carthaginian general Hannibal, a prophecy was discovered in Rome’s sacred texts, the Sybillene books, that the Romans could defeat a foreign enemy only if they brought the goddess Kybele from Anatolia (in modern Turkey). Thus, in 205 BC, the cult of Kybele (including her priests) was introduced into Rome. This small-scale statue of Kybele (Magna Mater or “Great Mother”) riding on her frequent companion, a lion, was perhaps a votive offering or part of a household shrine. Text from: www.vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-110994873

Title: Statue of a Seated Cybele with the Portrait Head of her Priestess Artist/Maker: Unknown Culture: Roman Place: Roman Empire (Place created) Date: about A.D. 50 Medium: Marble Object Number: 57.AA.19 Dimensions: 162 × 70 × 64.5 cm (63 3/4 × 27 9/16 × 25 3/8 in.) Alternate Titles: Seated Woman with Divine Attributes (Display Title) Object Type: Mythological figure Found in Rome in the 1500s, this large statue of a seated woman portrays Cybele, the mother goddess, with many of her attributes, each signifying a different role. She wears a crown in the form of a towered wall, a symbol of her role as protectress of cities. Her right hand holds a bunch of wheat and poppy heads, a symbol of her role as a goddess of agriculture. Her most famous attribute, the lion, sits at her feet, symbolizing her power over wild animals. Under her left arm she holds additional symbols: the rudder and the cornucopia. This statue's most unusual feature is its face, which belongs to an older Roman matron, not an idealized goddess. Wealthy Roman women would frequently commission portraits of themselves depicted as if they were goddesses. Cybele is an unusual choice, however, which may indicate that this woman was a priestess in the goddess's service. Cybele's cult was introduced to Rome in 204 B.C. from its home in the Near East. Worship in the cult included ritual flagellation and castration; it was initially discouraged for Roman citizens. By the time this portrait was created, however, many of the cult's wilder aspects had been tamed or eliminated. Text from: www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/6511/unknown-maker-statue-of-a-seated-cybele-with-the-portrait-head-of-her-priestess-roman-about-ad-50

Title: Statue of a Seated Cybele with the Portrait Head of her Priestess Artist/Maker: Unknown Culture: Roman Place: Roman Empire (Place created) Date: about A.D. 50 Medium: Marble Object Number: 57.AA.19 Dimensions: 162 × 70 × 64.5 cm (63 3/4 × 27 9/16 × 25 3/8 in.) Alternate Titles: Seated Woman with Divine Attributes (Display Title) Object Type: Mythological figure Found in Rome in the 1500s, this large statue of a seated woman portrays Cybele, the mother goddess, with many of her attributes, each signifying a different role. She wears a crown in the form of a towered wall, a symbol of her role as protectress of cities. Her right hand holds a bunch of wheat and poppy heads, a symbol of her role as a goddess of agriculture. Her most famous attribute, the lion, sits at her feet, symbolizing her power over wild animals. Under her left arm she holds additional symbols: the rudder and the cornucopia. This statue's most unusual feature is its face, which belongs to an older Roman matron, not an idealized goddess. Wealthy Roman women would frequently commission portraits of themselves depicted as if they were goddesses. Cybele is an unusual choice, however, which may indicate that this woman was a priestess in the goddess's service. Cybele's cult was introduced to Rome in 204 B.C. from its home in the Near East. Worship in the cult included ritual flagellation and castration; it was initially discouraged for Roman citizens. By the time this portrait was created, however, many of the cult's wilder aspects had been tamed or eliminated. Text from: www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/6511/unknown-maker-statue-of-a-seated-cybele-with-the-portrait-head-of-her-priestess-roman-about-ad-50

Title: Statue of a Seated Cybele with the Portrait Head of her Priestess Artist/Maker: Unknown Culture: Roman Place: Roman Empire (Place created) Date: about A.D. 50 Medium: Marble Object Number: 57.AA.19 Dimensions: 162 × 70 × 64.5 cm (63 3/4 × 27 9/16 × 25 3/8 in.) Alternate Titles: Seated Woman with Divine Attributes (Display Title) Object Type: Mythological figure Found in Rome in the 1500s, this large statue of a seated woman portrays Cybele, the mother goddess, with many of her attributes, each signifying a different role. She wears a crown in the form of a towered wall, a symbol of her role as protectress of cities. Her right hand holds a bunch of wheat and poppy heads, a symbol of her role as a goddess of agriculture. Her most famous attribute, the lion, sits at her feet, symbolizing her power over wild animals. Under her left arm she holds additional symbols: the rudder and the cornucopia. This statue's most unusual feature is its face, which belongs to an older Roman matron, not an idealized goddess. Wealthy Roman women would frequently commission portraits of themselves depicted as if they were goddesses. Cybele is an unusual choice, however, which may indicate that this woman was a priestess in the goddess's service. Cybele's cult was introduced to Rome in 204 B.C. from its home in the Near East. Worship in the cult included ritual flagellation and castration; it was initially discouraged for Roman citizens. By the time this portrait was created, however, many of the cult's wilder aspects had been tamed or eliminated. Text from: www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/6511/unknown-maker-statue-of-a-seated-cybele-with-the-portrait-head-of-her-priestess-roman-about-ad-50

Title: Statue of a Seated Cybele with the Portrait Head of her Priestess Artist/Maker: Unknown Culture: Roman Place: Roman Empire (Place created) Date: about A.D. 50 Medium: Marble Object Number: 57.AA.19 Dimensions: 162 × 70 × 64.5 cm (63 3/4 × 27 9/16 × 25 3/8 in.) Alternate Titles: Seated Woman with Divine Attributes (Display Title) Object Type: Mythological figure Found in Rome in the 1500s, this large statue of a seated woman portrays Cybele, the mother goddess, with many of her attributes, each signifying a different role. She wears a crown in the form of a towered wall, a symbol of her role as protectress of cities. Her right hand holds a bunch of wheat and poppy heads, a symbol of her role as a goddess of agriculture. Her most famous attribute, the lion, sits at her feet, symbolizing her power over wild animals. Under her left arm she holds additional symbols: the rudder and the cornucopia. This statue's most unusual feature is its face, which belongs to an older Roman matron, not an idealized goddess. Wealthy Roman women would frequently commission portraits of themselves depicted as if they were goddesses. Cybele is an unusual choice, however, which may indicate that this woman was a priestess in the goddess's service. Cybele's cult was introduced to Rome in 204 B.C. from its home in the Near East. Worship in the cult included ritual flagellation and castration; it was initially discouraged for Roman citizens. By the time this portrait was created, however, many of the cult's wilder aspects had been tamed or eliminated. Text from: www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/6511/unknown-maker-statue-of-a-seated-cybele-with-the-portrait-head-of-her-priestess-roman-about-ad-50

Bronze statuette of Cybele on a cart drawn by lions Roman, 2nd half of the 2nd century BC Accession # 97.22.24 The cult of the Anatolian mother goddess Cybele was introduced into Rome during the Second Punic War in the late 3rd century BC and remained popular until early Christian times. The goddess is shown with her usual attributes, a patera (libation bowl) in her right hand and a large tympanum (drum) in her left. But instead of flanking her throne as they normally do, here the two oversized lions pull a chariot. This elaborate group comes from a fountain, in which spouts projected from the open mouths of the lions. The original cart, harness, and throne no longer survive; the rear left wheel is a 19th century restoration. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Bronze statuette of Cybele on a cart drawn by lions Roman, 2nd half of the 2nd century BC Accession # 97.22.24 The cult of the Anatolian mother goddess Cybele was introduced into Rome during the Second Punic War in the late 3rd century BC and remained popular until early Christian times. The goddess is shown with her usual attributes, a patera (libation bowl) in her right hand and a large tympanum (drum) in her left. But instead of flanking her throne as they normally do, here the two oversized lions pull a chariot. This elaborate group comes from a fountain, in which spouts projected from the open mouths of the lions. The original cart, harness, and throne no longer survive; the rear left wheel is a 19th century restoration. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Bronze statuette of Cybele on a cart drawn by lions Roman, 2nd half of the 2nd century BC Accession # 97.22.24 The cult of the Anatolian mother goddess Cybele was introduced into Rome during the Second Punic War in the late 3rd century BC and remained popular until early Christian times. The goddess is shown with her usual attributes, a patera (libation bowl) in her right hand and a large tympanum (drum) in her left. But instead of flanking her throne as they normally do, here the two oversized lions pull a chariot. This elaborate group comes from a fountain, in which spouts projected from the open mouths of the lions. The original cart, harness, and throne no longer survive; the rear left wheel is a 19th century restoration. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.