1878 Wood Engraving Cyprus Statue Priest Venus Artifact Sculpture Costume XGS3 YGH3 Black Sea Coast

Black Sea Coast

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Kamakura Period

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1878 Wood Engraving Cyprus Statue Priest Venus Artifact Sculpture Costume XGS3 YGH3 Black Sea CoastThis is an original 1878 black and white in text wood engraving of a somewhat controversial statue uncovered in ancient Cyprus. Although at first glance it would be appear to represent a male figure (which many believe to be a priest of Venus), some argue that this is, in fact, the goddess Venus herself. According to a Cypriot legend, the deity was born at Amathus with a burly beard. Cyprus is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. The