An 18th-century stone pedestal was recently discovered in a canal near Love Island in Gatchina. Museum staff immediately recognized it—an archival photograph shows that it once held a statue of Ceres, the goddess of fertility, which was almost completely lost during the war years. Originally, the unique pedestal held a sculptural group called “Cupid and Psyche,” which can now be seen in the White Hall of the Gatchina Palace.

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