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Reproduction of a vestal bust made in molded marble (marble powder and binders). Finishing of aging with patinas based on natural earths. Total measurements: 53 x 27 x 21 cm (20.87 x 10.63 x 8.27 inches). Base diameter: 16 cm (6.3 inches). Approx. weight: 12 kg. ( 26.5 lb.) Recreation of a bust depicting a veiled vestal priestess, from the sculpture "Veiled Vestal" by Raffaelo Monti (1818-1881). This figure reproduces the "Veiled Vestal" sculpted by the Italian artist settled in England…

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the statue is holding a plate in her hands

"A Veiled Vestal Virgin" c.1847 by Raffaelle Monti (Milan 1818 - London 1881). Marble. Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England. Commissioned by the 6th Duke of Devonshire. In Ancient Rome the Vestals were virgin priestesses tasked to look after the sacred fire burning in the temple of Vesta, were regarded as fundamental to the safety of Rome.

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