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Gilt Bronze Head of Minerva Bath, England late 1st cent. CE

This life-size head of the Celtic-Roman goddess Sulis Minerva was probably part of the cult statue from her temple, which was located beside the Sacred Spring in first-century Bath. It is now displayed in the Roman Baths Museum.

Gilt Bronze Head of Minerva, Roman Baths Museum, Bath, England
Gilt bronze head of the goddess Sulis Minerva, probably from the cult statue in the Temple of Sulis Minerva beside the Sacred Spring, c. 1st century CE. Roman Baths Museum, Bath, England, UK. Image credit: Holly Hayes