Townley Venus
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townley-venus-232-6565708
title:
Townley Venus
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The Townley Venus is a 2.14 m (7 ft) high 1st or 2nd century AD Roman sculpture in Proconnesian marble of the goddess Venus, from the collection of Charles Towneley. It was bought by him from the dealer Gavin Hamilton, who excavated it at Ostia in 1775. He shipped it to England in two pieces to get it past the Papal antiquaries' customs checks. Adapted from a lost Greek original of the 4th century BC, the goddess is half-draped, with her torso nude. The arms were restored in the 18th century and
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Roman sculpture of Venus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townley_Venus
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2024-01-13T07:25:36Z
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