Tyche (Tell Mannas)

 

The fortune goddess is seen standing on a tiny pedestal holding a cornucopia in her left hand and a disc of some sort in her right. A polos crowns her head, and an ample robe forms numerous vertical folds around her body. 

The statuette has a fastener attached to its back, indicating its use as an amulet attached to the shirt of a wealthy maiden. 

Provenance: Tell Mannas. 

Material:gold.

Height: 25 mm.  

Era: first century CE. 

Collection: National Museum of Damascus. 

Bašīr Zuhdī. Tīkā wa Tamāṯīluhā fi al-Matḥaf al-Waṭanī bi Dimašq. Annales Archéologiques Arabes Syriennes XVI 1966 (pp. 15-28).