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This crowned statuette represents Iuno, queen of the Roman pantheon and wife of Jupiter. She would have held a scepter in her upraised proper right hand. Iuno was the Roman version of the Greek goddess Hera.

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Document identity
localId
36420
label
Iuno
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
36420
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Iuno
description
This crowned statuette represents Iuno, queen of the Roman pantheon and wife of Jupiter. She would have held a scepter in her upraised proper right hand. Iuno was the Roman version of the Greek goddess Hera.
provenance
Tabbagh Sale, New York, March 6-7, 1911, no. 97; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st century BCE-1st century CE (Hellenistic-Roman Imperial)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
statuettes (statues)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
Source extras
med
cast bronze, silver, enamel
creator_ids
2185
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GRC
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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