Figurine of Fortuna

Description

The Roman goddess Fortuna was the bearer of fortune and good luck. She is shown here with a ‘cornucopia’ also called the ‘horn of plenty’. The figurine was in the collection of ancient objects belonging to a Devon-based collector, who believed this figurine was found in Egypt.

Accession Loan No.

5/1946/150

Collection Class

Foreign archaeology

Common Name

figurine of Fortuna

Simple Name

figurine

Full Name

figurine of Tyche/Fortuna

Dimensions

length 85 mm; W 30 mm; TH 30 mm

Cultural Group

Roman; Romano-Egyptian

Period Classification

Roman Period - 30 BC-AD 384

Production Date

100

Family Group



Material

copper alloy

Collector / Excavator

Montague, LAD, Lieutenant Colonel

Collection Country

Egypt?

Collection Area Region

North Africa

Collection Continent

Africa