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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4966976, member: 75937"]I thought that was interesting, too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a bit more info.</p><p><br /></p><p>The motif of Cybele in a quadriga drawn by a team of lions is a common one in the ancient world. One of the most famous depictions of this scene is on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parabiago_Plate" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parabiago_Plate" rel="nofollow">Parabiago Plate</a>, found near Milan in 1907. The piece dates from the 4th-5th century, AD. It can be seen in the <a href="http://www.museoarcheologicomilano.it/wps/portal/luogo/museoarcheologico" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.museoarcheologicomilano.it/wps/portal/luogo/museoarcheologico" rel="nofollow">Archeological Museum, Milan</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/16299636_10211969511293376_7193640979624358829_o-jpg.826562/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Another depiction is this bronze statuette of Cybele in a cart drawn by lions from the second half of the second century, AD. It can be seen at the <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/246700" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/246700" rel="nofollow">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/16252130_10211969510693361_574969508726292272_o-jpg.826563/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4966976, member: 75937"]I thought that was interesting, too. Here's a bit more info. The motif of Cybele in a quadriga drawn by a team of lions is a common one in the ancient world. One of the most famous depictions of this scene is on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parabiago_Plate']Parabiago Plate[/URL], found near Milan in 1907. The piece dates from the 4th-5th century, AD. It can be seen in the [URL='http://www.museoarcheologicomilano.it/wps/portal/luogo/museoarcheologico']Archeological Museum, Milan[/URL]: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/16299636_10211969511293376_7193640979624358829_o-jpg.826562/[/IMG] Another depiction is this bronze statuette of Cybele in a cart drawn by lions from the second half of the second century, AD. It can be seen at the [URL='https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/246700']Metropolitan Museum of Art[/URL]: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/16252130_10211969510693361_574969508726292272_o-jpg.826563/[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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