Statue of Narcissus

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Carole Raddato
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published on 20 February 2017
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Marble statue of Narcissus, from Gaeta (Italy), Roman copy of the 4th century CE. The statue type of the standing naked boy leaning with his left arm on a pillar is interpreted as the beautiful youth Narcissus who sees his own reflection in the water and falls in love with that image. (Altes Museum Berlin)

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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