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In the antiquity, the statue represented an attendant of the original god Mithras and would have held a torch, but in the 18th century, the arms were restored with attributes of the Trojan prince Paris. Discovered outside Rome in 1785 CE and sold by the dealer Thomas Jenkins to Count Fries in Vienna in 1787 CE. Roman, 2nd century CE. The British Museum, London.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, March 31). Paris. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4806/paris/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Paris." World History Encyclopedia, March 31, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4806/paris/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Paris." World History Encyclopedia, 31 Mar 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4806/paris/.
