This rare Roman statuette of Fortuna from the collection of the Hunterian Museum was selected by Louisa Hammersley, postgraduate student at the Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow.

The sanctuary gained worldwide fame in the Roman world for the cult of Fortuna Primigenia, the “first-born” among the children of Jupiter, but also a primordial deity and universal mother. Associated ...

Archaeologists found the gemstones at the site of former Roman baths in Carlisle, England. Clockwise from top left: The goddess Fortuna holds a cornucopia and an oar; a mouse gnaws a tree stump ...

Getting back to the Roman Fortuna, however, there was more to her portfolio than mere luck. She was also the driving force that made men and women (and the males and females of all species) procreate.

This rare Roman statuette of Fortuna from the collection of the Hunterian Museum was selected by Louisa Hammersley, postgraduate student at the Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow.