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Dr Cora Beth Fraser

@corabeth.bsky.social
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Autistic Geordie illustrator and classicist. Assoc Lecturer at The Open University. National Teaching Fellow. Working class/first gen/book addict.

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carlydraws @carlydraws.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Between Scylla and Charybodis The Odyssey, Book XII My Greek ceramics inspired piece for the upcoming Sing O Muse! zine Vol 3: Across the Wine Dark Sea A whole Greek Chorus of artists illustrating the events of the Trojan War. A Digital/limited Print zine for charity #SingOMuseZine #TheOdyssey
odyssey and his ship with Scylla and Charybodis
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Dr Cora Beth Fraser @corabeth.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Looking forward to this - I'll be presenting on the Relaxed Tutorial Project from @openuniversity.bsky.social AND leading a Resource Showcase on my recent adventures in app design! 🥳
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Dr Cora Beth Fraser @corabeth.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
On World Autism Awareness Day, my new autism-related adventure, and a big career change... classicalstudies.support/2026/04/02/a...
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A change is as good as a rest?
Today is World Autism Awareness Day, so it seems like an appropriate time to make an announcement. I’ve been putting it off because I don’t really like making people aware of me – but I can’t…
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marybeard @wmarybeard.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
If you pre-order my new "Talking Classics" book (in UK) before 16 April (pub. date) from Waterstones, you can enter a prize draw for a free trip for 2 to Pompeii (+ a guided tour from me). waterstones.com/win/talking-... (If you've ordered already & didnt enter, you can cancel & reorder)
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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Dr Cora Beth Fraser (@corabeth.bsky.social) has posted about the JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School … Don’t miss out on a place - Registration closes on 20th May. Contact - rosie.durham.lgss@gmail.com with any queries, or get in touch through our socials! wp.me/p8JYS2-3uO
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Summer School Time!
Pretty much every year, at around this time, I advertise the JACT Durham Greek and Latin Summer School – so this post will come as no surprise to anyone! I was 17 when I first went to the Dur…
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Dr Cora Beth Fraser @corabeth.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Full moon over Arbeia Roman Fort tonight. #TinyJoys
Moon shining over the reconstructed Roman West Gate at Arbeia, with the reconstructed barrack block in the background.Moonlight on the sea.
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Dr Amara Thornton @amalexathorn.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
As it's the start of #WomensHistoryMonth today, your reminder that there are LOADS of women who were active in archaeology, history and heritage @beyondnotables.bsky.social database! beyond-notability.wikibase.cloud/wiki/Main_Page
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Making sure you're not a bot!
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localswampgay @localswampgay.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
I think about this tweet every time I feel something online start to curl its annoying little grip into my head
Tweet that reads Leo Xander
@STALLEON
Stop taking social media so serious. Nothing here is real. Look at this chicken V
- it is bigger
than the car
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Minimus @minimuslatin.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
For International LEGO Classicism Day, Ethan's story about an encounter with a crocodile. negotiator crocodilum videt et timet (The businessman sees a crocodile and is scared). #ILCD10 #BCEPantheon Whole story www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-lat...
Photo of a bowler-hatted LEGO man and a crocodile, in a street scene with a bookshop.
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Minimus @minimuslatin.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
For International LEGO Classicism Day, Ares' story about a demanding deity. "nonne te immolavi diē Mercurii?" (Didn't I sacrifice you on Wednesday?" #ILCD10 #BCEPantheon Whole story www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-lat...
Photo of a god figure (actually Playmobil) standing in a pile of LEGO figures and animals, holding up a chef's skull.
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rogueclassicist ~ david meadows @rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
It’s LEGO Classicism Day! – Classical Studies Support classicalstudies.support/2026/02/20/i...
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It’s LEGO Classicism Day!
Happy #ILCD10 to all who celebrate (and that includes me)! This year marks the 10th anniversary of the annual February mood-lightening event that is International Lego Classicism Day, hosted this y…
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Brick Classicists Empire @brickclassicists.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The 2026 LEGO Classicist of the Year Award Goes to Emeritus Prof. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill. Every year on this day we give this Award to an existing member of the BCE for their outstanding work in making the ancient world engaging & relatable to a general audience. #ILCD10
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Mhairi White @mhairi-at-ou.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Happy #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay! My approach to using LEGO and Classics to reinforce school values (aimed at 9-12 year olds). #ILCD10 @theclassicslibrary.bsky.social @corabeth.bsky.social Full presentation can be see here: jumpshare.com/share/QV4rXC...
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Minimus @minimuslatin.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
For International LEGO Classicism Day, Nouh's story about a mischievous squirrel. Vibrissa sciurum petit (Vibrissa chases a squirrel). sciurus gladiatorem offendit (The squirrel crashes into a gladiator) #ILCD10 #BCEPantheon Whole story www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-lat...
Photo of LEGO minifigures of a squirrel, a gladiator and Vibrissa the cat, against a LEGO baseboard background
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Brick Classicists Empire @brickclassicists.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Our official host for the day, the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick, tells us all about their participation over the years in ILCD. See link to there special web-page: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/cla...
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Brick Classicists Empire @brickclassicists.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
This Parthenon model comes in the official LEGO set "World of Wonders, No. 40585" that includes 3 ancient models: the Parthenon, the Great Wall of China, and the Al-Khazneh constructed in the 1st century CE. #ILCD10 #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay
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Lexie Henning @lexie-henning.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Happy 10th International Lego Classicism Day! This special occasion is celebrated every year on February 20th and invites people and organizations all over the world to play with ancient history through LEGO bricks.
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VIEWS project @viewsproject.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Happy International Lego Classics Day everyone! My offering this year is a Duplo version of a recent research article about writing on Mount Hymettos, Athens, home to some very important inscriptions. viewsproject.wordpress.com/2026/02/20/w... #ILCD10, #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay #BCEPantheon
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Writing on Mount Hymettos… in Duplo!
I recently published an article about writing on Mount Hymettos over the last (nearly) 3,000 years – a bit of a departure for me personally because I was trying out some new place-centred app…
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Brick Classicists Empire @brickclassicists.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
To celebrate this special 10th International LEGO Classicism Day, I added a new page to the BCE website, telling the story of the beginning of Brick Classicists and why we celebrate ILCD on 20th February. #ILCD10 #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay
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BCE The First Year | Brick Classicists Empire
The BCE has the Macquarie University Department of Ancient History and their Museum of Ancient Cultures, Sydney Australia, to thank for its strong start in 2016 and through 2017. In 2015, while workin...
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Minimus @minimuslatin.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
For International LEGO Classicism Day, Amelia's story of useless recruits and an exasperated centurion. testudinem habemus, centurio! (We've got the tortoise, Centurion!) di immortales! (Immortal gods!) #ILCD10 #BCEPantheon Whole story www.minimuslatin.co.uk/lego-and-lat...
Photo of two LEGO soldiers and a centurion. The soldiers are proudly holding a turtle.
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Dr Cora Beth Fraser @corabeth.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
It's #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay! 🎉 This year I've been building a LEGO Katabasis Book Nook, which has been a ridiculous amount of fun! Here are a few pictures - and you can find the whole thing on my website: classicalstudies.support/2026/02/20/i... #ILCD10 #BCEPantheon
A cover page that says 'The Katabasis Book Nook', with a Lego book nook on a shelf surrounded by mythology and Underworld-related books.Side view of the book nook, with text that says, 'This year, for International Lego Classicism Day 2026, I'm building an Underworld Book Nook.View of the Lego book nook in the dark, with light-up Lego pieces providing illumination.Full side view of the book nook, with windows and characters.
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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Snakes used to be dragons, in Greek (although dragons don’t always have wings in Greek myth). So the dividing line between snake and dragon is basically size: smallish snakes are snakes and big ones are dragons… #ILCD10 #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay
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Brick Classicists Empire @brickclassicists.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Here are some photos of the process of printing my designs onto LEGO minifigure torsos to make Brick Classicist minifigures. Thank you to Ken Wilson from Print On Bricks for taking these photos for #ILCD10. Ken has been the official printer for the BCE since 2022 #InternationalLEGOClassicismDay
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Dr Cora Beth Fraser @corabeth.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Hooray - my favourite time of the year! 🥳
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marybeard @wmarybeard.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Bargain. Until 23.59 on 20 Feb you can order my new book 25%off RRP from Waterstones online. Discount code is FEB26. Details here: www.waterstones.com/campaign/feb...
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Professor Julie Hulme @juliehulme-psyc.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
So, who is surprised by the "news" that UK #HigherEducation isn't doing enough to support #DisabledStudents? Thanks as always to @jimdickinson.bsky.social for shouting about this loudly and publicly. Universities - we need to do better! wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...
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Universities are still failing disabled students
University staff sometimes lack the knowledge and skills to effectively support Disabled students with "limited or no training" available.
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Dr Cora Beth Fraser @corabeth.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
I'm honoured to be shortlisted for a Scope Award, alongside some amazing disability advocates and changemakers! 🎉 I'm very lucky to have worked with some amazing people at @openuniversity.bsky.social who have been open to new ways of teaching and learning. 💖 www.scope.org.uk/awards/scope...
A sparkly graphic with Scope and EVRI logos, and white text that says 'I've been nominated!'.
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Graham Taylor @pottedhistory.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Time for the Superb owl #superbowl Votive Pot, Vindolanda Owl – PottedHistory share.google/AjODzECExGMo...
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Votive Pot, Vindolanda Owl
Handcrafted Replica Roman Votive Pot – Inspired by a Find from Vindolanda Details This charming votive pot is inspired by an original found at Vindolanda, one of the most significant Roman sites in Br...
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Dr Cora Beth Fraser @corabeth.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Great to see Brick Classicists Empire here, and gearing up for International LEGO Classicism Day later this month! 🎉 Do follow them if you're interested in Lego and the Ancient World!
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Dr Christine Plastow @chrissieplastow.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Your periodic reminder that you can start learning ancient Greek right now, free of charge!
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The Partial Historians 🏺 @partialhistorians.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Where else could you listen to over 188 hours of ancient Roman history (and counting!)? We’ve been podcasting for many years and we’re thrilled to be still enjoying ancient Rome together and sharing it with you ☺️ #AncientRome #History #Podcast 🏺🎙️
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Dr Victoria Leonard @tigerlilyrocks.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
What happened with #WCCWiki in 2025? How are women and non-binary classicists looking on #Wikipedia? Here's a thread to wrap-up last year, and to forge a path for 2026 ...
Women villa della Pisanella Pompeii Museum Boscoreale. Fragment of a fresco wall decoration from the upper floor of the "Villa Pisanella", featuring a woman on a black background presenting fruits. End of the second style, beginning of the third, (40 - 20 BCE)
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Julian Morgan @julianmorgan.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Here's a link to the first puzzle distributed by @classicsforall.bsky.social Why not give it a go and see how high you can get on the leaderboard? (You may have to register first before this will work for you.) puzzel.org/en/crossword...
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Crossword puzzle - Puzzel.org
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Peopling The Past @peoplingthepast.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Peopling the Past is planning Season 5 of our podcast! We are looking for folks who are interested in appearing as episode guests: the theme of Season 5 will be the relevance of the ancient world to our understanding of important but challenging contemporary issues docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... /🧵
Peopling Podcast logo with additional text reading "Season 5: Call for Contributors"
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research. We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
International Fellowships 2026
The International Fellowships Programme enables researchers to work for two years at a UK institution with the aim of building a globally connected, mobile research and innovation workforce.
Funding status
Open for applications
Career stage
Early-career
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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
📣 Places on @jactdurham.bsky.social are filling up fast 📣 Join us in July at St John’s College, Durham University for a week of #Latin and/or #AncientGreek! New for 2026: Classical Civilisation - Women: The Reality Behind the Myth! Register online: www.durhamglss.org
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Home | JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School
Welcome - The 32nd JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School will take place at St John's College, Durham University from 25th July - 1st August 2026
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Julian Morgan @julianmorgan.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
I am delighted to be part of this new venture and hope very much that you will be too! Do please sign up.
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Lexie Henning @lexie-henning.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Humbled and delighted to officially receive the 2025 Forum Prize. Filled with so much gratitude to all of the wonderful friends and colleagues in Classics and beyond for being a part of this podcast journey. It wouldn’t be what it is today without you. Thank you so much. Much love, X
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Dr Cora Beth Fraser @corabeth.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
A first for me: hearing one of my students talking about their MA dissertation on a podcast with @wmarybeard.bsky.social! Congratulations to the fabulous @naomialderman.bsky.social on her first official outing as a Classicist with Opinions! 🎉 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...
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Under the Toga pt 2 (With Naomi Alderman)
Podcast Episode · Instant Classics · 08/01/2026 · 47m
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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
this was a VERY GOOD WAY to celebrate my MA thesis: I was the first guest on the brilliant podcast Instant Classics with Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins, talking about women wearing the toga in Ancient Rome: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...
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Under the Toga pt 2 (With Naomi Alderman)
Podcast Episode · Instant Classics · 08/01/2026 · 47m
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
🚨NEW SERIES ALERT‼️ You’re Dead To Me is back for series 11, and to launch us off I’m joined by the brilliant classicist @wmarybeard.bsky.social and the hilarious comedian @pattonoswalt.bsky.social to discuss the controversial life & reputation of Roman Emperor Nero www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Isabel Köster @iotasubscript.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
A Christmas surprise: if you want to download the open access copy of Stealing from the Gods, you now can... The official birthday is in a couple of weeks, but time is an arbitrary construct. (Oh, and we'll be PA6029.T46 K67 2026 at the library. An actual real call number!)
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Stealing from the Gods
Stealing from the Gods investigates how authors writing between the first century BCE and second century CE addressed the issue of temple robbery or sacrilegium. As a self-proclaimed empire of pious p...
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Dr Cora Beth Fraser @corabeth.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
So thrilled to find an actual independent bookshop in my town - the first in over 100 years! 🥳 Please share to help get the word out, and do visit if you're ever in South Shields... Electric Beacon Books Bookshop UK share.google/C6sYwxZGUgje...
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Electric Beacon Books Bookshop UK
Electric Beacon Books are a new independent bookseller based in the beautiful seaside town of South Shields, Tyne and Wear. We specialise in graphic novels and regional literature, and do our best to ...
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Today’s episode of BBC #DeadFunnyHistory is all about Hadrian’s Wall! Tell your kids! It’s a fun romp through 200 years of Roman Britain’s history www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Working Classicists @workingclassicists.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Our video is a bit long for Bluesky, but we have an announcement to make. youtu.be/7JKUlvCq3m0?...
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An announcement for 2026
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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
but also Cora Beth is definitively the best tutor.
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Dr Cora Beth Fraser @corabeth.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
When I say that I have the best students, I really mean it...! So proud of all the OU MA Classics students getting their results this week. 🎉 @openuniversity.bsky.social
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Durham Classics and Ancient History @durhamclassics.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
👨🏫 Remembering P.J. Rhodes 👉 Read Prof. Rhodes' Biographical Memoir, prepared by Prof. John Davies and Prof. Lynette Mitchell 🔗 www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/documents/59... 👉 Peter John Rhodes worked in our department from 1965 and was Professor of Ancient History between 1983 and 2005.
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Combined Classics Library @joliheroics.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
It’s Disability History Month 2025 Disability history is an understudied but growing part of classics scholarship. We’ve put together a brief collection of resources for people interested in studying disability in the ancient world. Check out the thread below! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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Dr Victoria Leonard @tigerlilyrocks.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
There isn't much of 2025 left, but Susanna Elm's new book promises to be the book of the year!! The Importance of Being Gorgeous: Gender and Christian Imperial Rule in Late Antiquity That cover is gorgeous, and it's open-access so you can just download it!
Front cover of Susanna Elm's The Importance of Being Gorgeous, featuring a marble carved head of a man and title
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