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The massive marble mask weighs about 1300 kg (2800 lbs) and probably depicts the face of the sea titan god Oceanus. The eyes, nostrils and mouth are open. It was possibly used as a drain cover in the nearby Temple of Hercules Victor, which had an oculus—a round open space in the middle of the roof, similar to that of the Pantheon. Hence, it could rain inside. It is also thought that cattle merchants used it to drain the blood of cattle sacrificed to the god Hercules. In the thirteenth century the disc was probably removed from the temple and placed against the wall of the Santa Maria in Cosmedin. In the seventeenth century it eventually moved to its current location inside the portico of the church.

Saturn in near-infrared

Traditional Country Style, 1991

I was okay with my body for a lil bit tonight :) (they/them pronouns)

Let’s see who’s from oz!!! Reblog or msg us so we can all find each other! Let’s show the yanks that the skips do it better!!

‘Aspirations,’ - Megan’s Poetry #416

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