Procession of five divinities: Apollo, Venus, Minerva, Juno, Jupiter

Archaistic relief fragment with procession of five divinities
66. Archaistic relief fragment
Roman
Procession of five divinities: Apollo, Venus, Minerva, Juno, Jupiter
Marble (possibly Thasian), 25 BCE-14 CE
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., B.A. 1913, Fund
Photograph courtesy of the Yale University Art Gallery
1965.132

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Identifying the figures
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Identifying the figures

Each of the five divinities in this procession can be identified by their specific attributes—an article of clothing, a musical instrument, or a posture—as shown in this illustration. The Greek names (in parentheses) are paired with their Roman variations.

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