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I find this statue to be unusual.

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I don’t find her pose to be a natural one, like so many of the ones you find in cemeteries.  I also don’t find it to be symbolically familiar – I’m not sure the angel statues posed in prayer are always “natural,” but the symbolism is clear enough.  What is her foot doing?

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There is also the question of what exactly is wrapped around her. My friend initially took it for a shroud, but we revised our analysis to be some sort of a long, flowing veil. Her clothing isn’t very distinct, but it could be meant to represent classical Greek or Roman garb like a lot of statues in cemeteries. Silhouetted against the blue sky and detached from her context in the cemetery, she almost looks like she would be more appropriate floating in water.

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