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Cybele (Kybele), Formiae in Campania. c. 60 BC. Marble. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (Copenhagen, Denmark). Made with Memento beta (now ReMake) from Autodesk. The Oriental mother-goddess was worshipped in Italy from 204 BCE. She is represented seated on a throne flanked by lions. On her head she wears a crown depicting a city wall with turrets and gates.
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