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1,800-year-old statuette find at Gloucestershire development.


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This 17 cm high statuette was recently unearthed. It is thought to depict Venus, the Roman goddess of love. It is believed to be from the first or second century AD.

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The archaeologists believe the 17cm-high figurine would have been worshipped as a religious icon.
‘It seems certain the figurine is from this period and is a representation of Venus. She would most likely have stood in someone's home shrine for the goddess.’
The statuette was excavated alongside evidence of the city's ancient heritage, including the stone foundations of a number of buildings which may have formed part of a large Roman suburb outside the city walls.

 

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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-58736866

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Although found in Vienne, France, this Roman Venus statuette is very similar to the one above found in Britain:

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Vienna, France

 

https://www.archaeology.org/issues/401-2011/digs/9120-digs-france-roman-vienna

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