Subject
Low relief depicting the three Tyches. In the Greek mythology, Tyche is the goddess of Fortune. In this low relief, the three Tyches are depicted with a mural crown. This is a typical representation of the Hellenistic age, when each town had its own iconic version of the goddess with a mural crown depicting the town itself. Even Regilla is remembered for being priestess of Tyche’s and Athens’ cult, before moving to Rome. Probably thanks to this transfer we found the relief on the Via Appia (Triopius): the funerary complex that Herodes Atticus ordered to build for his wife Annia Regilla.
Accession number MR 873
Marble
Height 88.5 cm; width 84 cm
Around 160 A.D.
Provenance
Via Appia
Placement
Musée du Louvre
Credits
Musée du Louvre
References
Fabréga-Dubert, Marie-Lou, Une histoire en images de la collection Borghèse. Les antiques de Scipion dans les albums Topham, Paris, Louvre éditions – Mare & Martin, 2020, p. 385
I Borghese e l’Antico, cat. exp. (Rome, Galerie Borghèse, 07/12/2011 – 09/04/2012), Milan, Skira, 2011, p. 263-263, n° 13
Micheli, Maria Elisa ; Purcaro, Valeria ; Santucci, Anna, La raccolta di antichità Baldassini-Castelli. Itinerario tra Roma, Terni e Pesaro, Pise, Edizioni ETS, 2007, p. 125-126, 249
Martinez, Jean-Luc, Les antiques du Musée Napoléon. Edition illustrée et commentée des volumes V et VI de l’inventaire du Louvre en 1810, Paris, RMN, 2004, p. 497, n° 1002
