Mercury & goat in niche.
1st c Roman Roman Provincial Sculpture
GALLO-ROMAN Anonymous
(active 1st c BCE - 4th c CE)
48
1st c
Marble
Carved
Roman Provincial
niche
Soissons. France.
Lyon. Musee gallo-romain de Fourviere.
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Slab found near the cloistes of Saint-Jean-des-Vignes in Soissons. The god Mercury was highly revered in Gaul and was identified with the Gallic god Lugus.
Caption:
GALLO-ROMAN Anonymous | Mercury & goat in niche. | 48 | Roman | Roman Provincial | ©Kathleen Cohen