1st-3rd century. A bronze statuette of Fortuna wearing a loose himation tied in a knot to the chest and falling to the feet; hair piled elaborately to the top of her head; holding a cornucopia in left arm, right hand open to accept a rudder, now lost. 50 grams, 81mm (3 1/4"). Property of a London collector; acquired on the London market, 1990s-2000s. The goddess Fortuna was extremely popular throughout the Roman world and her statuette was often kept by individuals for good luck. Fortuna's symbols include the wheel of fate, the cornucopia of plenty and the rudder with which she steers fate; figurines of Fortuna tend to depict the goddess holding the cornucopia in her right arm, as here, and the rudder in the left. Very fine condition.