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| Figure EUR-vat-027. Goddess of marriage and childbirth and the protector and special counselor of the Roman state Juno Sospita trampling (?) the swirling snake with a wide open mouth. |
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| White marble | Sculpture (Carved statue, detail) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial, 100-150 AD; later additions and modi- fications (shoes with upward curving toes (calcei repandi) are from the 1700s AD) |
Temple of Juno Sospita, Forum Holitorium, Rome, Lazio, Central Italy | Musei Vaticani (Mu-seo Pio-Clementino, Sala Rotonda), Vati-can, Inventory № 241 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Vatican Expedition, 29 March - 25 April 2015). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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