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'Shy Goddess Venus' found in Roman bath


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Macedonian archaeologists say they have discovered a well-preserved statue of the goddess of love in the ruins of an ancient Roman city near Skopje. Archaeologist Marina Oncevska said Thursday that the 5.6-foot-tall marble Venus is a masterpiece of ancient art executed in the late classical Greek tradition. It dates to the second or third century...

 

...full article (including pictures) at MSNBC

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The attached dolphin is an interesting feature. Compare it to the very famous Augusts statue where a cupid is riding a dolphin at his feet pointing to his godly ancestry to Venus through the Julian family.

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