A Wikipedia article on the Parabiago plate, an embossed silver plate found in 1907 at a Roman cemetery near Parabiago, Italy, now held by the Archaeological Museum of Milan. The article gives its dimensions, a diameter of 390 millimeters and a weight of 3,555 grams, its disputed dating between a 2nd-century CE stylistic reading and technical analysis supporting the 4th to 5th centuries, and its composition, Cybele riding a lion-drawn quadriga beside her consort Attis and three Corybantes, surrounded by a cosmic scene of Aion within a zodiac ring, the Sun and Moon, Oceanus, Tethys, Erotes and Tellus.
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Reliability Tier3
A crowd-edited tertiary reference, used here for the plate's find history, museum and composition, independently corroborated by a Wikimedia Commons file record photographed at the same museum identifying the enthroned goddess as Cybele. Citation
PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parabiago_plate
Source Typeencyclopedia
Cross-Tradition Connections
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Attis, Deities This source names Attis directly: "lion-drawn quadriga beside her consort Attis and three Corybantes, surrounded by a cosmic scene of Aion within a zodiac ring, the Sun and Moon, Oceanus, Tethys, Erotes and Tellus."
This source names Cybele directly: "to 5th centuries, and its composition, Cybele riding a lion-drawn quadriga beside her consort Attis and three Corybantes, surrounded by a cosmic scene of Aion within a zodiac ring, the Sun and Moon..."
Milan, Cities This source names Milan directly: "held by the Archaeological Museum of Milan."
This source names Oceanus directly: "a zodiac ring, the Sun and Moon, Oceanus, Tethys, Erotes and Tellus."
This source names Oceanus directly: "a zodiac ring, the Sun and Moon, Oceanus, Tethys, Erotes and Tellus."
This source names Tethys directly: "ring, the Sun and Moon, Oceanus, Tethys, Erotes and Tellus."
This source names Tethys directly: "ring, the Sun and Moon, Oceanus, Tethys, Erotes and Tellus."
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This source backs 22 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 14 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 12 claims: 5 well-attested, 7 holds.
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 10 claims: 2 well-attested, 7 holds, 1 general references.
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