S18.2 TYCHE OF ANTIOCH
| Museum Collection | Vatican Museums, Vatican City |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Vatican GC49 |
| Title | Tyche of Antioch |
| Type | Statue |
| Material | Marble |
| Height | 0.89 metres |
| Context | Found in Rome |
| Original / Copy | Reduced Roman copy of Greek bronze statue by Eutychides ca 300 B.C. |
| Style | Late Classical |
| Date | - |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The goddess Tyche (Roman Fortuna) sits upon the back of the swimming river-god Orontes. She wears a turret-crown, representing the walls of a city, and holds a sheaf of wheat.