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A sculpture of Urania, the Muse of Astronomy. Originally the statue was of Persephone but recarved and with a head addded taken from a 2nd century CE statue of another Muse. (Vatican Museums, Rome).
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Cartwright, M. (2013, June 17). Urania. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/1298/
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Cartwright, Mark. "Urania." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 17, 2013. https://www.ancient.eu/image/1298/.
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Cartwright, Mark. "Urania." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 17 Jun 2013. Web. 13 Jan 2021.
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