File:Altar twelve gods Louvre Ma666.jpg

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The twelve major gods from the greek pantheon represented as portrait sculptures in an altar

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English: Altar of the twelve gods, use unknown: maybe the brink of a well or an Zodiac altar. The object represents the twelve gods of the Roman pantheon, each identified by an attribute: Venus and Mars linked by Cupid, Jupiter and a lightning bolt, Minerva wearing a helmet, Apollo, Juno and her sceptre, Neptune and his trident, Vulcan and his sceptre, Mercury and his caduceus, Vesta, Diana and her quiver and Ceres. Marble, found in Gabii (Italy), 1st century CE.
Français : Autel des douze dieux. Objet d'usage non identifié : peut-être la margelle d'un puits ou un autel zodiacal. Il représente les douze dieux du panthéon romain, chacun identifié par un attribut : Vénus et Mars reliés par Cupidon, Jupiter et le foudre, Minerve casquée, Apollon, Junon et son sceptre, Neptune et son trident, Vulcain et son sceptre, Mercure et son caducée, Vesta, Diane et son carquois et Cérès. Marbre, découvert à Gabies (Italie), Ier siècle ap. J.-C.
Dimensions Diam. 82.2 cm (32 ¼ in.), D. 36 cm (14 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, Denon, ground floor, room A
Accession number
Ma 666 (MR 959)
Credit line Former Borghese collections; purchase, 1807
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)
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