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A monumental, dark grey, veined marble sculpture, identified as the "Statue of the Nile," is positioned indoors within the Vatican Museums in Città del Vaticano, Vatican City. The central figure is a muscular, bearded male deity reclining on his left side, his head crowned with foliage. His left arm supports his upper body, while his right arm holds a large cornucopia filled with various fruits, grapes, wheat stalks, and a conical finial. His lower body is draped in heavy folds of fabric, contrasting with his bare chest. To the right and slightly below, a smaller, seated female figure, also carved from the same marble, is depicted with an Egyptian-style headdress and bare breasts, grasping a large, empty vessel. The entire sculpture rests on a rectangular, dark grey plinth. The background behind the statue is bifurcated: a plain, light greenish-grey wall with subtle surface texture occupies the left, while the right features vertical panels of highly polished, reddish-brown and cream-colored marble or stone with prominent, swirling, organic patterns. The scene is evenly illuminated, emphasizing the polished surfaces and detailed carvings of the marble.
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10,073
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TVL
$13.67


