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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