24(r): A badly damaged Roman luna marble statue of a girl restored as Ceres, goddess of the corn-bearing earth and agriculture, It dates probably from the third or second century AD. and stands upon a circular altar in Greek marble reworked along the upper rim. The latter is adorned with four bucrania, from the horns of which hang fillets and garlands of leaves, flowers and fruit. Above the garlands are ewers (urcei) and flat dishes used for offerings (paterae).
