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Pottery askos (perfume flask) in the form of a lion,340-300 BCE. Probably made in Chiusi in northern Etruria, where animal-shaped perfume containers were popular in the 4th century BCE. This type of ornate container was mainly produced at Chiusi (the Clusium-Group of pottery). GR, 1873.8-20.269
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Pottery askos (perfume flask) in the form of a lion,340-300 BCE. Probably made i...

Roman wall painting from the House of Jason, Pompeii: The Rape of Europe.
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Roman wall painting from the House of Jason, Pompeii: The Rape of Europe.

Clay ground 'Hadra' hydria (water-jar), Greek, probably from Egypt, c200 BC. This vase is decorated in the black-figure technique, with a bull's head flanked by swans in a panel between the handles. The plunging dolphins on the shoulder are a popular Hellenistic motif. The Greek word Dorotheou, 'of Dorotheos', incised above the bull's head, is the name of the person whose ashes this vase originally contained. 'Hadra' hydriai are named after the Alexandrian cemetery of Hadra where large numbers of them have been excavated. Some were made locally, but analysis of the clay has demonstrated that many, including this example, were imported from Crete. Their principal use appears to have been as ash-urns to contain the remains of foreign dignitaries who became ill and died while on official visits to the Egyptian court. GR, 1995.10-3.1
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Clay ground 'Hadra' hydria (water-jar), Greek, probably from Egypt, c200 BC. Thi...

Capital carved from alabastre from Volterra. H: 40 cm
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Capital carved from alabastre from Volterra. H: 40 cm

Bronze statuette of Vanth, Etruscan, found near Mount Vesuvius, Italy, 425-400 BCE. Vanth was the servant of Charun (Greek Cheiron), lord of the Underworld. She begins to appear in Etruscan mythology from the late 5th century BC and becomes the most frequent represented of Etruscan death demons or spirits. She attends from the moment of death until the entry into the Underworld. GR 1772.3-2.15
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Bronze statuette of Vanth, Etruscan, found near Mount Vesuvius, Italy, 425-400 B...

Scene of a hunt Herculanum, house of the Cerfs Around 60-80 CE Wallpainting; 0,40 x 0,26m P16
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Scene of a hunt Herculanum, house of the Cerfs Around 60-80 CE Wallpainting;...

Scene of a chariotrace Herculanum, house of the Cerfs Around 60-80 CE Wallpainting; 0,40 x 0,26m P16
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Scene of a chariotrace Herculanum, house of the Cerfs Around 60-80 CE Wallpai...

Roman mosaic showing a lion hunt 1st entury CE; Villa de Las Tiendas, Spain
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Roman mosaic showing a lion hunt 1st entury CE; Villa de Las Tiendas, Spain

Tile antefix, Roman Britain, 2nd-3rd century. This object was one of a row of ornate terminals set along the eaves of a tiled roof. It was made in the tilery of the Roman army's 20th legion, whose emblem of a wild boar decorates the plaque. It was found in Holt, Clwyd. P&EE, 1911 2-6 1
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Tile antefix, Roman Britain, 2nd-3rd century. This object was one of a row of or...

Silver tigress from the Hoxne hoard, Roman Britain, buried in the 5th century. This statuette of a prancing tigress was intended as one of a pair of handles for a large silver amphora or vase, though no other part of such an object was found in the hoard. Tigers and other large feline species were associated with Bacchus, and the amphora to which this tigress belonged would no doubt have had Bacchic decoration. The figure is a solid casting with stripes inlaid in niello to create a black contrast with the silver background. The Hoxne (pronounced 'Hoxon') hoard is the richest find of treasure from Roman Britain. Alongside the approximately 15,000 coins were many other precious objects, buried for safety at a time when Britain was passing out of Roman control. P&EE, P.1994 4-8 30
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Silver tigress from the Hoxne hoard, Roman Britain, buried in the 5th century. T...

The Great Dish from the Mildenhall treasure, Roman Britain, 4th century. The staring face in the centre represents Oceanus, with dolphins in his hair and a beard formed of seaweed fronds. The inner circle, bordered by scallop shells, consists of sea-nymphs riding mythical marine creatures, a sea-horse, a triton, a sea-stag and a ketos, a dragon-like sea-monster. The wide outer frieze features Bacchus himself, holding a bunch of grapes and a thyrsus (a staff tipped with a pine-cone) and resting a foot on his panther. He presides over a celebration of music, dancing and drinking in his honour. The participants include the hero Hercules, overcome by the consumption of wine, the goat-legged god Pan, and various satyrs and Maenads (female devotees of Bacchus). This is the most famous object in the Mildenhall treasure, usually known as the 'Great Dish', or as the 'Neptune' or 'Oceanus Dish'. P&EE, 1946 10-7 1
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The Great Dish from the Mildenhall treasure, Roman Britain, 4th century. The sta...

Flanged silver bowl from the Mildenhall treasure, Roman Britain, 4th century AD. The decoration on the flat rims shows a variety of animals in hunting and pastoral scenes, themes which fall into the general category of Bacchic imagery. The inclusion of griffins, a mythical species, alongside real animals, is a common feature. The central medallion on this bowl shows a huntsman confronting a bear. Bowls of this shape were popular in late Roman table services. P&EE, 1946 10-7 5
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Flanged silver bowl from the Mildenhall treasure, Roman Britain, 4th century AD....