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VI. Temples of Hercules Victor (Temples of Vesta VII. Bronze Models of the Temples of Saturn,
from Remembering the End of Eternity: 19th Century Architectural Mementos of Ancient Ruined Rome, 2021
VI. Temples of Hercules Victor (Temples of Vesta)
i. 3-1/4”h., c 1890, patinated bronze, Belgian black marble base ii. 3-1/2”h., c 1890, green patinated bronze Belgian black marble base iii. 6-1/2”h., c 1860, patinated bronze, Giallo antico marble base
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Why are some souvenirs so successful? “Of all the monuments of ancient Rome, this (Tomb of Scipio) is the one more frequently produced in marble or bronze than any other, except perhaps the Temple of Vesta” records Rome and Its Ruins (1866). With each model, the center, shallow, conical section of the roof lifts away, perhaps for use as an inkwell.
