Vestal Virgin, priestess ofthe goddess Vesta, ancient Rome

Vestal Virgin, priestess of Vesta, goddess of the hearh, ancient Rome. She wears a stola and palla or shawl, stands before the sacred hearth with water pitcher and patera. Vestale Romaine. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by L. Labrousse, artist of Bordeaux, under the direction of Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his L'antique Rome, ou description historique et pittoresque, Ancient Rome, or historical and picturesque description, Chez Deroy, Paris, 1796

1796 18th Century Ancient Civilization Ancient Rome Chez Deroy Jacques Grasset De Saint-sauveur L. Labrousse Lantique Rome Palla Patera Priestess Roman Empire Sacred Rites Stola Vesta

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