Lead votive plaque probably 3rd century A.D. Roman The plaque contains a complex iconography of divine figures and symbols, probably to be associated with Thracian or Dacian beliefs of the Lower Danube region. Presiding over the whole scene is Sol Invictus (the invicible sun-god) in a quadriga (four-horse chariot). His cult originated in the Near East and gained increasing influence under imperial patronage during the third century A.D. The state worship of Sol was only supplanted by Constantine's adoption of Christianity in A.D. 312.. Lead votive plaque 251147 Roman, Lead votive plaque, probably 3rd century A.D., Lead, H.: 3 3/4 x 3 1/16 in. (9.5 x 7.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1921 (21.88.175)

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Lead votive plaque probably 3rd century A.D. Roman The plaque contains a complex iconography of divine figures and symbols, probably to be associated with Thracian or Dacian beliefs of the Lower Danube region. Presiding over the whole scene is Sol Invictus (the invicible sun-god) in a quadriga (four-horse chariot). His cult originated in the Near East and gained increasing influence under imperial patronage during the third century A.D. The state worship of Sol was only supplanted by Constantine's adoption of Christianity in A.D. 312.. Lead votive plaque 251147 Roman, Lead votive plaque, probably 3rd century A.D., Lead, H.: 3 3/4 x 3 1/16 in. (9.5 x 7.8 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1921 (21.88.175)

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