SEMPER CARPE DIEM

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The Sleeping Lady

This unique creation represents a singular achievement in Maltese prehistoric art. This beautifully rendered figure of the reclining lady was discovered in pit in one of the painted galleries of the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum(3000-2500 BC). Often hailed as a "sleeping mother goddess", the figure may well be an eloquent representation of Death or the eternal sleep. (Malta National Museum of Archaeology)

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