MAKE A MEME View Large Image Figures - Archigalle (1719).jpg Cybele seated in temple flanked by two lions Archigallus was the title of the head of the Galli the influential priesthood of Cybele in Rome In most depictions the Archigallus is decoratively dressed and the ...
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Keywords: Montfaucon, Bernard de. L’Antiquite Expliquée et Représentée en Figures - Archigalle (1719).jpg Cybele seated in temple flanked by two lions Archigallus was the title of the head of the Galli the influential priesthood of Cybele in Rome In most depictions the Archigallus is decoratively dressed and the statue illustrated here is no exception with its embellished neckline The missing head would likely have been wearing an elaborate headdress too On the chest of the figure is a depiction of Mercury apparent by his caduceus and winged hat Jupiter as shown by his held thunderbolts and the crowned and veiled Cybele These characters together show the integration of the Phrygian cult of Cybele into the Roman society 1719 http //books google com/books id Pn_TZLbO6vkC pg L ™Antique Expliquée et Représentée en Figures Tome Premier Les Dieux des Grecs et des Romains Paris Bernard de Montfaucon 1655 “ 1741 <gallery> File Montfaucon Bernard de L ™Antiquite Expliquée et Représentée en Figures - Archigalle 1719 jpg File Statue of Gallus priest jpg </gallery> Custom license marker 2013 08 12 PD-old Uploaded with UploadWizard Archigallus Rome Ancient Roman statues in the Musei Capitolini Archigallus 2nd-century statues in Rome Archigallus L'antiquité expliquée et représentée en figures 1719 engravings
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