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Cast of a relief of Mercury from one of the Barberini candelabra in the Vatican
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Cast of a relief of Mercury from one of the Barberini candelabra in the Vatican
Plaster cast
Museum number: M1092
Curatorial note
Mercury is shown with a ram, the symbol of fertility. This cast is a pair with M1096, of Minerva and appears to have been cast by the same maker. It is from the same ancient original as M1354 and M1355.
Associated objects
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