Colossal statue known as the 'Pomona Farnese'
This larger than life statue, possibly discovered in the Baths of Caracalla, has been identified as the goddess Pomona, Roman goddess of fruits, gardens, and orchards. Renaissance restorers added the missing right hand and have her holding flowers (the other flowers in her himation are ancient). She has been made to look more like the goddess Flora, given the flowers in both her himation and her crown (the head may or may not be original to this statue), and is sometimes known as Flor Minor. It's almost certain that this statue was originally associated with Flora, who represented spring; Pomona represented autumn.
Roman, second half of the 2nd century CE.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN inv. 5978)
Colossal statue known as the 'Pomona Farnese'
This larger than life statue, possibly discovered in the Baths of Caracalla, has been identified as the goddess Pomona, Roman goddess of fruits, gardens, and orchards. Renaissance restorers added the missing right hand and have her holding flowers (the other flowers in her himation are ancient). She has been made to look more like the goddess Flora, given the flowers in both her himation and her crown (the head may or may not be original to this statue), and is sometimes known as Flor Minor. It's almost certain that this statue was originally associated with Flora, who represented spring; Pomona represented autumn.
Roman, second half of the 2nd century CE.
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN inv. 5978)