Ca. 100 - 300 AD. Wearing a heavily draped chiton with a knotted belt beneath the breasts and wrapped in a himation falling from her proper left shoulder and across her waist, her right arm outstretched holding a patera, this female figure is identified as a goddess by the form of her diadem. The figure’s pose and dress draw heavily on the Greek Classical tradition. She is one of the twelve Olympian gods and chief goddess of the Greek and Roman pantheon; sister and consort of adulterous Zeus/Jupiter (q.v.); protector of women and patron deity of marriage and childbirth. For similar see: Auckland Museum Acc. No. 87. 4.Size: L: 23.5cm / W:98mm; 1.7kgProvenance: Private collection of an Oxford professional.Ex. Bonhams. Private USA collection:From an old New York collection from1990’s. Ex Sotheby's, New York.