Neptune

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Neptune holding his trident, Classical sculpture; in the Lateran Museum, Rome.

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Neptune holding his trident, Classical sculpture; in the Lateran Museum, Rome.

Neptune holding his trident, Classical sculpture; in the Lateran Museum, Rome.

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