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Head of a young man.                                   
Limestone (2nd CE)                                     
from Palmyra, Syria.                                   
Height 19 cm                                           
Inv. I 611
#11010451

Head of a young man. Limestone (2nd CE)...

Head of a young woman. Limestone (1st BCE)             
from Palmyra, Syria.                                   
Height 17 cm                                           
Inv. I 1520
#11010452

Head of a young woman. Limestone (1st BCE) from Palmyra, Syria....

Bust of a Goddess (probably Aphrodite)                 
in a medallion frame, from Hauran (Banyas).            
Bronze (2nd half 2nd CE).                              
Diameter 38.8 cm                                       
Inv. 16967
#11010460

Bust of a Goddess (probably Aphrodite) in a medallion frame, fr...

A Nubian. Receptacle in the form of a bust.            
Bronze with silver inlay from Hauran (Banyas).         
Height 91 cm                                           
Inv. 14854
#11010462

A Nubian. Receptacle in the form of a bust. Bronze with silver inlay...

Receptacle in the shape of a Nubian boy.               
Bronze with silver inlay (1st-2nd CE)                  
from Zawiya, southern Syria.                           
Height 18.2 cm                                         
Inv. 4081/8927
#11010463

Receptacle in the shape of a Nubian boy. Bronze with silver inlay...

Shade for an oil lamp,                                 
shaped like a child's head.                            
Terracotta (1st-2nd CE), from Homs, Syria.             
Height 16 cm                                           
Inv. 18787
#11010468

Shade for an oil lamp, shaped like a child's he...

Young athlete (the Scraper).                           
Detail of a bronze statue from Ephesus, Turkey.        
For whole statue see 10-02-02/47.                      
Roman copy of Greek original (340-330 BCE).            
Overall size 192 cm. Inv. VI 3168
#110105 1

Young athlete (the Scraper). Detail of a bronze statu...

Apotheosis of Euripides.                               
Relief in Neo-Attic style,                             
from Smyrna, Turkey.                                   
Cat. E 1242 K 574
#110105 9

Apotheosis of Euripides. Relief in Neo-Attic styl...

Sitting woman with girl servant. Relief                
(3rd BCE) on a marble funeral stele                    
from Thassos, Greece.                                  
140.5 cm high.                                         
Inv. I 1553
#11010525

Sitting woman with girl servant. Relief (3rd BCE) on a marble fu...

Funeral stele for the gladiator Danaos.Inscription says
that Asklepiades,Danaos'son(left)and Heorte,his wife,  
(sitting,right),dedicated this stele to their father   
and husband. From Kyzikos,Turkey,2nd CE.               
Marble, 61 x 52 cm      Inv.III 97
#11010530

Funeral stele for the gladiator Danaos.Inscription says that Asklepiades,Danaos'...

Six busts, family portraits. Relief                    
on a funeral stele (2nd CE)                            
from Thessalonica, Greece.                             
68 x 46 cm                                             
MA 41
#11010537

Six busts, family portraits. Relief on a funeral stele (2nd...

Sarcophagus of Acilia on the Via Ostiense near         
Rome. Almost life-size figures in high-relief          
around the elliptical sarcophagus. Originally          
14 figures, of which 6 are preserved, the others       
mutilated (3rd CE). Cat. 324
#11010552

Sarcophagus of Acilia on the Via Ostiense near Rome. Almost life-size f...