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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 1257588, member: 5833&quot;]The imagery of Ceres, Abundantia &amp; Fortuna is understandably intertwined, since an abundance of agricultural products is one type of good fortune.&nbsp; Ripened fruit &amp; grain are also used to symbolize harvest season.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/778613A1-8886-4235-97E9-6AD9FF4F9182" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/778613A1-8886-4235-97E9-6AD9FF4F9182" rel="nofollow">http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/778613A1-8886-4235-97E9-6AD9FF4F9182</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This lady does not have the regal attributes &amp; bearing of a goddess, so I see her as one of the other more allegorical figures.&nbsp; This is strictly a modern production, drawing on neoclassical style, but not adhering to classical conventions.&nbsp; Doubt designer had anyone in particular in mind.&nbsp; Although they are not load-bearing, they also suggest caryatids.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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