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Departure of a couple in a chariot, a wedding procession, three women holding crowns.The scene could identify the pyxis as a wedding present. From Thebes, 570-560 BCE. Three-legged exaleiptron, reverse side of 10-01-09/8. H:14 cm CA 616 See also 10-01-09/8,10
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Departure of a couple in a chariot, a wedding procession, three women...

The Judgement of Paris, third scene on the three- legged exalaiptron (pyxis) for cosmetics. Paris, here as a bearded youth,seems overawed by the presence of the three goddesses. From Thebes, 570-560 BCE. H: 14 cm CA 616 See also 10-01-09 8,9.
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The Judgement of Paris, third scene on the three- legged exalaiptron (pyxi...

Athena. Bronze figure (475 BCE). Height 20.3 cm Br 173
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Athena. Bronze figure (475 BCE). Height 20.3 cm...

Scylla. Handle from a mirror. Bronze (about 310 BCE) from Tarentum (Tarent), Italy. Br 1686
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Scylla. Handle from a mirror. Bronze (about 310 BCE)...

Apollo. Bronze figure (1st BCE) with copper incrustations and Doric dedication to the Goddess Athena. Found in the sea,near Piombino in 1832. Although reminiscent of an archaic kuros, the statue now is thought to have been made for Roman customers. Inside was found a small plaque (now lost) with the names of two sculptors active in the first BCE. H: 115 cm Br 2
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Apollo. Bronze figure (1st BCE) with copper incrustations and Doric dedication t...

Athena (Agoraia?). Parian marble head (2nd half 4th BCE, Antoninus epoch), copy of a Greek original from the Palazzo Mattei, Rome, later in the Fesch Collection. Height 225 cm MA 530
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Athena (Agoraia?). Parian marble head (2nd half 4th BCE, Anton...

The Borghese gladiator,found at Anzio,Italy around 1610.Greek inscription on the body:"Agasias of Ephesos made it." Pentelian marble,H:199 cm MA 527 (After restoration of right arm)
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The Borghese gladiator,found at Anzio,Italy around 1610.Greek inscription...

Mystic scene. Wall painting (1st CE) from Pompeii, Italy, attributed to the Master of the Lucretius Fronton (1st CE). 83 x 135 cm P 1
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Mystic scene. Wall painting (1st CE) from Pompeii, Italy, attributed to the Ma...

Prometheus creating man, guided by Athena. Marble relief from a sarcophagus (220 CE). Height 40.55 cm, length 148 cm MA 355
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Prometheus creating man, guided by Athena. Marble relief from a sar...

The Three Parcae (Fates), legend of Prometheus. Marble relief from a sarcophagus (220 CE). Height 40.55 cm, length 148 cm MA 355
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The Three Parcae (Fates), legend of Prometheus. Marble relief from a sar...

Minerva, Marsyas playing the flute, sitting muse, Apollo with the lyre, Victoria (from left to right). Marble relief (2nd CE) from a sarcophagus. Height 104 cm, length 221 cm MA 2347
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Minerva, Marsyas playing the flute, sitting muse, Apollo with the lyre, Vi...

Marsyas playing the flute. Detail of 10-02-02/68. Marble relief (2nd CE) from a sarcopohagus. Height 104 cm, length 221 cm MA 2347
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Marsyas playing the flute. Detail of 10-02-02/68. Marble relief (2nd CE)...