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Amazing Neoclassical Alabaster Sculpture of Vestal 1870
1870
About
The sculpture is a marble representation of a draped Vestal Virgin, the priestesses of Vesta, goddess of hearth and home, whose duty it was to keep a sacred fire burning in her temple in Ancient Rome.
Details
Creation Year
1870
Dimensions
Height: 33.08 in. (84 cm)
Width: 15.75 in. (40 cm)
Depth: 13.78 in. (35 cm)
Medium
Alabaster
Period
Early 19th Century
Condition
Good
Gallery Location
Rome, IT