Sequana

Sequana was a Gallo- Roman goddess of the Seine- source in Saint-Seine L'Abbaye at Dijon ( Dep. Côte -d'Or ). It has been manifestly called the gifts in the temple as a goddess of healing.

The Sanctuary

In the marshy area along the Seine source there was a large temple area with ritual bathing facilities, a hospice for pilgrims, accommodation for doctors and Devotionaliengeschäften. The excavations revealed a large amount of votive offerings to the fore, including a vase with 836 coins and some by the special conditions well preserved oak artifacts. More or less skillfully naturalistic were ill ( and healed? ) Body organs shown, along with animals and people (mainly men). Two particularly well-preserved objects are an artful man's head and a statue of a pilgrim with Gallic hooded cloak, carved from a tree trunk. A total of about 190 wooden sculptures were found in the excavation period 1936/37.

The goddess herself is represented in a small bronze statuette, standing in a boat whose Steven a duck head with a small ball ( pearl? ) Graces in its beak.