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  • English: Roman statue of Urania from Churriana (nowadays part of Málaga, Spain), sculpted in marble between the end of the 2nd and the 1st century BC. It is at the National Archaeological Museum of Spain, in Madrid. Urania was the muse of astronomy. At her feet there is a celestial sphere, symbol that represents her. The sculpture was made in the city of Rome and decorated the peristyle or the garden of a villa near Malaca (present-day Málaga).
  • Español: Estatua romana de Urania procedente de Churriana (hoy en día parte de Málaga, en España), esculpida en mármol entre fines del siglo II y el I adC. Se encuentra en el Museo Arqueológico Nacional de España, en Madrid. Urania es la musa de la astronomía. A sus pies se encuentra la esfera celeste, símbolo que la representa. La obra fue esculpida en un taller de Roma, y decoraba el peristilo o el jardín de una villa en las proximidades de Malaca (actual Málaga).
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Date

14–January–2006

Author

Zaqarbal

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