Statue of Urania

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The statue, a Roman replica from the 1st century AD, draws inspiration from Philiskos of Rhodes' 2nd century BC sculpture group of the nine Muses featuring Urania. In Renaissance times, this subject gained immense popularity in antiquities collections, where it symbolized the virtues of owning families. The identification of the statue as Urania stems from neoclassical restoration efforts that added a stylus and globe, attributes characteristic of the muse of astronomy.