Roman Repousse Plaque with Muse Terpsichore, 4th century A.D. A square plaque from a casket or votive panel with the embossed image of the Muse Terpsichore, dressed in a short sleeved tunica talaris, standing with the weight on the right leg, the other leg bent in front of the body, the right hand holding a lyre hanging from a strap, in the left hand a staff; inscription in late Latin beside the right part of the head reading 'TEPSECORE'; the figure framed with an embossed edge; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. Cf. Humer, F., Kremer, G., Pollhammer, E., Pülz, A., AD 313 Von Carnuntum zum Christentum, Bad Voslau, 2014, nos.40, for similar plaques with divinities, especially no.642, with the Muses. 41 grams total, 10.6 cm high including stand (4 1/8 in.). Acquired in the 1970s. Ex London collection. The plaque probably came from a casket similar to the one of Carnuntum, which represent the images of the Muses on one side and biblical scenes to the other side. These scenes were favourite motives in the Late Antiquity, where caskets with Christian and mythological images were widespread, especially in Pannonia.