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Musei Vaticani, State of the Vatican City
Artist/Maker Unknown
Urania, Muse of astronomy. Marble, head and torso: Roman copies after Greek originals from the 4th century BC, rest of the body: modern restoration. The head does not belong to the body.
Dimensions Unspecified
Credit line From the Villa Adriana near Tivoli, 1786 (head); formerly in Palazzo Ginnetti in Velletri; gift of Prince L. Lancellotti
Accession number Inv. 293
Location Museo Pio-Clementino, Muses Hall
Photographer/Source Jastrow (2003)
See also : Greek Mythology. Paintings, Drawings
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