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Antiquity


Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Imperial Roman Period, Ancient Middle East.



6 subcategories
Ancient Egypt

ANCIENT EGYPT

Ancient Greece

ANCIENT GREECE

Ancient Israel

ANCIENT ISRAEL

Ancient Jordan

ANCIENT JORDAN

Ancient Middle East

ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST

Imperial Roman Period

IMPERIAL ROMAN PERIOD

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Sarcophagus with garlands and scenes from the legend of Actaion.Left oval:Actaion,who has surprised the goddess Artemis in her bath,is attacked by his own pack of hounds.Right:putti pour water for Artemis. Marble,99 x 236 cm.Borghese Collection. Ma 459
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Sarcophagus with garlands and scenes from the legend of Actaion.Left oval:Act...

The muse Polyhymnia.Lower half a marble from the Imperial period,upper half by Borghese restorer A.Penna,1780. Marble, H:186 cm Ma 472
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The muse Polyhymnia.Lower half a marble from the Imperial period,upper ha...

The death of Meleager;relief from a sarcophagus built into the east-facade of the Villa Borghese. Right half 160-270 CE,left half completed in the 17th century after antique models. Marble,42 x 56 cm Ma 654
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The death of Meleager;relief from a sarcophagus built into the east-faca...

Bust of an unknown man or god;formerly identified as Perseus. Marble, H:43 cm Ma 381
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Bust of an unknown man or god;formerly identified as Perseus....

Fragment of an equestrian statue.In the center of the harness-ribbon a Medusa-head. Marble, L:120 cm
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Fragment of an equestrian statue.In the center of the harness-ribbon a Medusa-...

Le Tireur d'Epine - boy pulling a thorn from his foot, a present from cardinal Hippolyt d'Este to King Francois I.(1497-1547).The cast was made from an antique sculpture on the Roman Capitol. Bronze, H:72 cm OA 9102
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Le Tireur d'Epine - boy pulling a thorn from his foot, a present from cardinal...

Nymph with shell.Roman sculpture,restored in the 17th century for the Borghese Collection.Both arms and the Hellenistic head,have been added.The reclining nymph has been endlessly copied. Marble, H:60 cm MR 309 N 247
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Nymph with shell.Roman sculpture,restored in the 17th century for the Borghese...

Front of an altar;sacrificialscene with Nikes and a ram. Inv. I 854 Ephesus-Museum
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Front of an altar;sacrificialscene with Nikes and a ram....

Emperor Hadrian (117-138 CE). Marble head Height 64 cm MA 3131
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Emperor Hadrian (117-138 CE). Marble head...

Emperor Hadrian (117-138 CE). Posthumus portrait (around 140 CE) from Egypt. Bronze,H:42 cm Inv.Br 4545
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Emperor Hadrian (117-138 CE). Posthumus portrait (arou...

Bronze statue of an emperor, perhaps Valentinian I or Honorius;brought from Byzantium to Italy in a ship that foundered on the coast of Barletta.Legs added later;the original legs were lost when the "Colossus" lay forgotten on the beach in mediaeval times.
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Bronze statue of an emperor, perhaps Valentinian I or Honorius;brought from Byz...

Emperor Tiberius (42 BCE-37 CE) in priest's robes. marble, H: 280 cm Inv. 2
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Emperor Tiberius (42 BCE-37 CE) in priest's robes. marble, H: 280 cm...