Friday, July 1, 2011

Tiberinus

Statue of the river god of the Tiber, piazza del Campidoglio, Rome
Tiberinus, the genius of the river Tiber
Palazzo Senatorio
Piazza del Campidoglio
Rome, September 2010

See also: The God of the Nile
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6 comments:

  1. DinaJuly 1, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    So many gods, I can't keep them all straight. Had to read it slowly in order not to say Tiberias.
    Umm, what's that he is holding?

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  2. VPJuly 1, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    @ Dina - A cornucopia?

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  3. cieldequimperJuly 1, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    Sorry I can't help this: why is he talking to his cornucopia and so surprised that it is answering him?

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  4. DinaJuly 2, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    LOL This is getting way funny.

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  5. VPJuly 2, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    He is talking to another statue nearby, which will be posted on July 13...

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  6. DinaJuly 3, 2011 at 9:11 AM

    Oh, OK. Now we get it, sort of.

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