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Summary

Cybele (or Kubaba?)—Nouveau Larousse Illustre, 1894. An illustration of the original statue.

The original statue

Hellenistic in style but Latian, from middle of the 3rd century AC[1]. Currently in Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples.

Photograph of the original statue: JPEG (web page). The photograph watermarked as "not for publication, © reserved".

Further information: "CIL 6, 513 (p 3005, 3757) = ILMN-1, 561 = ILS 4094, Roma, Latium"[2]

Inscription

VIRIVS
MARCARIANVS·VCDEAMCYBEBENPS

Readings:

  1. "Virius / Marcarianus v(ir) c(lariss[i]mus) deam Cybeben Cybelen (!) p(ecunia) s(ua)"[2]
    "Virius Marcarian, most reputable man, to goddess Cybele—from own money."
  2. "Virius / Marcarianus v(ir) c(larissimus) deam Cybeben p(o)s(uit)"[1]
    "Virius Marcarian, most reputable man, for goddess Cybebe has fixed."

References

  1. ↑ a b http://www.arachne.uni-koeln.de/arachne/index.php?view%5Bsection%5D=uebersicht&view%5Blayout%5D=objekt_item&search%5Bconstraints%5D%5Bobjekt%5D%5BPS_ObjektID%5D=13294
  2. ↑ a b http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ReligioRomana/message/11336

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