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#ReliefWednesday

The Vestal Virgin frieze at the Museo Archeologico Antonio Salinas in Palermo is a beautiful piece that shows the five veiled women and a sixth figure whose head is missing. The veils indicate a sacrifice is the subject, but which god is honoured?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

@[email protected] I’d love to agree but fear they might be part of the sacrifice…

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