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Vesta with Pales plaque 7 3/4 x 6 3/4 |
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Goddess of household harmony.
She rests at ease and content, symbols of wealth and well-being surrounding her. Vesta, (whose Greek name, Hestia, means "hearth"), is accompanied by the donkey-god Pales, a symbol of creative labor and fertility throughout the ancient world. The serpent represents Vesta's generative power, while her scepter and headdress signify her rank.
[Berlin Staatliche Museum, 2nd cent. CE]
7 3/4" x 6 3/4" gypsumstone plaque, tan/brown riverstone color finish. #VSP
see also: Sacred Sexuality
see also Hestia / Vesta items
see also Greek / Roman items
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