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Possible Aion statue from the Via Cassia near Rome

A statue found along the Via Cassia about six kilometres from Rome, tentatively identified as an Aion entwined by a serpent but possibly representing Atargatis according to Vermaseren, now in the Museo Nazionale delle Terme.
 
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Updated on May 2026
A statue found along the Via Cassia (Clodia) about six kilometres from Rome. According to published reports it should represent an Aion entwined by a serpent. Now in the Museo Nazionale delle Terme. Vermaseren considers it may represent Atargatis rather than Aion.

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