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Perseus frees Andromeda. Perseus, the head of the Medusa in his hand, helps Andromeda step down from the rock to which she was chained, to be devoured by the monster, which lies dead at left. From the House of the Dioscuri,Pompeii VI 9,6. Inv.8998
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Perseus frees Andromeda. Perseus, the head of the Medusa in his hand, help...

Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite,from Constantine, Algeria. Early 7th Inv.1880
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Triumph of Neptune and Amphitrite,from Constantine, Algeria. Early 7th...

Phoenix on a pattern of roses. Mosaic from Daphnis near Antiochia,late 5th CE, Marble and limestone,600 x 425 cm INV.3442
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Phoenix on a pattern of roses. Mosaic from Daphnis near Antiochia,late...

The Theban sphinx mangles a boy; Roman copy of a detail of the throne of Phidias' statue of Zeus in Olympia. 440 BCE.
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The Theban sphinx mangles a boy; Roman copy of a detail of the thron...

Bearded triton with sea-bull. Part of a frieze on a small Roman funeral altar Sandstone (2nd CE)
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Bearded triton with sea-bull. Part of a frieze on a...

Najade on a sea-bull. Detail of a Triton-frieze, upper part of a small Roman funeral altar. Sandstone (2nd CE)
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Najade on a sea-bull. Detail of a Triton-friez...

Centaur. Detail of a relief with scenes of a Dionysiac thiasos on a marble sarcophagus from the sepulchre of the Calpurnii Pisones, Via Salaria (1st CE).
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Centaur. Detail of a relief with scenes of a Dionysiac thiasos on a marble sarc...

Griffin. Bronze bracket of a vessel from Basle, Switzerland. Height 15.5 cm, length 17 cm Br 1085
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Griffin. Bronze bracket of a vessel from Basle, Switzerland....

Eagle-headed griffin. From the Noric city on Magdalens- berg,Austria.The griffin belonged to a group which surrounded the Apollo statue 10-02-01/46. As in other such groups, the god rested his lyre on the bridge between the griffin's wings. Bronze, H: 40 cm Inv.324
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Eagle-headed griffin. From the Noric city on Magdalens- berg,Austria.The griffin...

Hercules fighting the lion. Cameo Inv. 25980
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Hercules fighting the lion. Cameo...

Centaur and Maenad,Wallpainting from the villa of Cicero in Pompeii.Third style.(20-35 BCE).30x35 cm Inv. 9133
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Centaur and Maenad,Wallpainting from the villa of Cicero in Pompeii.Third...

Sphinx. Mural (1st-3rd CE) from Pompeii, Italy.
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Sphinx. Mural (1st-3rd CE) from Pompeii, Italy.