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# Legs, abandoned, still standing their ground
- URL: https://www.readingrome.com/legs-abandoned-still-standing-their-ground/
- Published: 2026-10-04T10:20:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-04T10:20:42.000Z
- Author: Maria Chugrova

Just the shins and feet of a marble statue, propped against a retaining wall, swallowed by ivy and blackberry vines. No head, no context, no plaque. Somebody once carved these with enough care to render the toes individually — and somebody else, much later, left them here to be reclaimed by the hillside.

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