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Fig. 24a–d
Statues portraying goddesses,
marble
a. Headless statue of Athena.

The aegis lies diagonally
from her left shoulder to
the right hip and is folded
in such a manner that
only half the face of a
Gorgon is visible. Second
half of the 2nd century or
early 3rd century CE
b. Torso of Tyche / Fortuna
c d the goddess of fortune,
holding a double horn
of plenty (cornucopiae)
decorated with flowers.
It was suggested that the
statue represented Livia,
the spouse of emperor
Augustus
c. Lower part of the body,
missing feet, of Aphrodite
pudica, striving to cover
her nakedness
d. Headless statue of Hygieia,
goddess of health