Statuette of Seated Cybele, about 300 BC. Additional Info: The goddess Cybele, wearing a polos (a tall, cylindrical headdress) on her head, sits on an unadorned block-like throne. Her wavy hair is parted in the middle and long tresses fall down the front of her chest. She wears a chiton and a garment called a peplos, a piece of heavy cloth folded over at the top, pinned at the shoulders, and usually worn belted. Here, the peplos is belted at the waist. A himation is draped over her left arm and across the lower part of her body. Her feet are shod, perhaps in boots, and rest on a footstool. She holds a phiale (shallow bowl for pouring libations) in her right hand. Her left arm is raised, possibly holding a scepter. At her left side, in front of the flat side of the throne is a boy, probably a devotee, shown in profile and wearing a short tunic and chlamys (mantle). A seated lion is at her right side.
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