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Witches, golems, vampires, demons and more horrible creatures.



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A companion of Ulysses devoured by Scylla. Marble,from a group from a fountain in Emperor Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli.Copy of a Hellenistic original from the period of Hadrian (117-138 CE).
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A companion of Ulysses devoured by Scylla. Marble,from a group from...

Cinerary urn; Scylla on the piedestal. NI 8492
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Cinerary urn; Scylla on the piedestal. NI 8492

Cinerary urn;Scylla on the piedestal. NI 8484
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Cinerary urn;Scylla on the piedestal. NI 8484

Cinerary urn;Scylla on the piedestal. NI 8497
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Cinerary urn;Scylla on the piedestal. NI 8497

Cinerary urn;detail:Scylla on the piedestal. NI 8497
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Cinerary urn;detail:Scylla on the piedestal. NI 8497

Cinerary urn;a battlescene on the piedestal. H: 37 cm NI 12295
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Cinerary urn;a battlescene on the piedestal. H: 37 cm NI 122...

Red-figured cup, Greek, made in Athens, 440-430 BCE. The decoration is dedicated entirely to the deeds of the Athenian hero Theseus. In the tondo he drags the dead or dying Minotaur from the Labyrinth of Knossos, its maze of passages suggested by the meander squares. Around this Theseus is shown attacings Kerkyon,Procrustes, Skiron, the Bull of Marathon, Sinis and the Krommyonian Sow. GR 1850.3-2.3
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Red-figured cup, Greek, made in Athens, 440-430 BCE. The decoration is dedicated...

Fragment of a marble shield, Roman, 200 - 300 CE. This is a reduced copy of the goddess Athena's shield from her statue on the Parthenon (built 447-438 BCE). The statue, by Phidias, made of gold and ivory, has not survived; Athena was shown resting one hand on a shield carved with battle scenes between Greeks and Amazons. Gr 1864.2-2018
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Fragment of a marble shield, Roman, 200 - 300 CE. This is a reduced copy of the...

Bowl with a Gorgon's head surrounded by prowling animals, from Kamiros, Rhodes, made in Corinth. A frieze of panthers, deer, two sphinxes and a siren surround the staring face of the Gorgo Medusa. According to Greek legend, anyone who looked at the face of the Gorgo was instantly turned to stone. It seems likely, that such vessels also fulfilled an apotropaic function, warding off the evil eye from the user of the vessel. GR, 1861.4-25.46
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Bowl with a Gorgon's head surrounded by prowling animals, from Kamiros, Rhodes,...

Etruscan bronze lamp, 5th-4th century BCE. The concentric ornaments surround a Gorgo's head.
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Etruscan bronze lamp, 5th-4th century BCE. The concentric ornaments surround a G...

Perseus with the head of Medusa. Marble. From the Palatine.
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Perseus with the head of Medusa. Marble. From the Palatine.

Theseus and Minotaur Roman mosaic
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Theseus and Minotaur Roman mosaic