marks the figure as a member of Rome’s ruling class
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is a reduction based on the marble original in the archaeological museum of Toulouse
In any case this marble vase still preserves elegancy combined artistic charm and fantasy
The use of this type of amphora was widespread throughout all the western provinces of the Mediterranean
Sculpture of Venus Victrix (Pauline Bonaparte) — on Black Base fruit marks the figure as aPaulina Borghese, posing as Venus Victoria, after Antonio Canova monumental statue. One of Canovas most masterly sculptures, his marble portrait of the beautiful Paulina, sister to Napoleon. A commission which drew upon all his artistic skills, to portray her without accusation of exhibitionism, luckily she was delighted with the finished work, which is now on permanent display in the Galleria Borghese, Rome. The reclining Pauline Bonaparte holds an