Breastplate from Statue of AugustusThis breastplate contains various figures from Roman mythology. At the top left is the sun god Sol driving a chariot, while the top right shows the moon goddess Luna as well as Aurora, the winged goddess of dawn, pouring dew from her jug. Between them Caelus, the sky god, spreads out the heavens, and at the bottom of the breastplate the earth goddess cradles two babies and holds a cornucopia overflowing with fruit.Braccio Nuovo, Museo Chiaramonti, Vatican Museums/Scala/Art Resource, NY