Artio

[1] The Gaulish theonym Artiō derives from the Celtic word for the 'bear', artos (cf.

Old Irish art, Middle Welsh arth, Old Breton ard), itself from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos ('bear').

[2][3] A bronze sculpture from the Muri statuette group, found near Bern in Switzerland, shows a large bear facing a woman seated in a chair, with a small tree behind the bear.

The woman seems to hold fruit in her lap, perhaps feeding the bear.

[4] The sculpture has a large rectangular bronze base, which bears the inscription "Deae Artioni / Licinia Sabinilla" ("To the Goddess Artio" or "Artionis", "from Licinia Sabinilla").