An obscure #Celtic deity, Artio the bear goddess. Here facing a she-bear and sitting on a (now lost) throne, fruit by her side and in her lap, a patera in her right hand. Part of a six-piece Gallo-Roman bronze statuette group found in Muri bei Bern, #Switzerland. 1/
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The base of this statuette group has inscribed two Gaulish names, but the syntax is Latin:
Deae Artioni / Licinia Sabinilla
[To the Goddess Artio (or Artionis), from Licinia Sabinilla.]
The goddess' name derives from the Gaulish word 'artos', bear. 2/
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The group includes representations of the gods Jupiter, Juno, Minerva, Naria, Artio and a Lar. The ensemble includes the only known representations of the Gallo-Roman goddesses Artio and Naria. They can be seen in the Historical Museum of Bern.
Photos by Sandstein/Wikimedia. 3/
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