Vestal Virgins

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A Vestal Virgin, marble; in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome.

Vesta and Vestal Virgins

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A Vestal Virgin, marble; in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome.

A Vestal Virgin, marble; in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome.

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Vesta and Vestal Virgins

Vesta and Vestal Virgins

Vesta (seated on the left) with Vestal Virgins, classical relief sculpture; in the...

Courtesy of the Regional Museum of Archaeology, Palermo

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