Roman marble altar with Cybele, for containing ritual offerings

An image of Religious/ritual equipment. Altar or box. Cybele, box for containing ritual offerings. Luna marble, depth 36.6 cm, height, 43 cm, width, 42.5 cm, 101-300. Middle Roman.

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Religious/ritual equipment. Altar or box. Cybele, box for containing ritual offerings. Luna marble, depth 36.6 cm, height, 43 cm, width, 42.5 cm, 101-300. Middle Roman.

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Accession Number: GR.5.1938
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Image Library
Image height: 1014 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 242.01kB

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2nd Century 3rd Century _WF_B&W AD altar Ancient Rome antiquity box container Cybele female goddess gods Luna marble Magna Mater marble Middle Roman mother goddess offering religion religious ritual equipment ritual offerings Roman votive votive figure

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