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The Borghese gladiator,found at Anzio,Italy around 1610.Greek inscription on the body:"Agasias of Ephesos made it." ca.100 BCE. Pentelian marble,H:199 cm MA 527
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The Borghese gladiator,found at Anzio,Italy around 1610.Greek inscription...

Athlete pouring oil from a jug.In 1780,the sculptor Vincenzo Pacetti restored and completed this Roman copy of a Greek original,adding the right arm and the oil-jug,the left leg,the neck and the head of another antique statue.Borghese Coll.,marble,143 cm Ma 387
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Athlete pouring oil from a jug.In 1780,the sculptor Vincenzo Pacetti restore...

Victorious athlete.From an antique torso,Roman, 1st CE, Pacetti,restorer of the Borghese Collection,formed a companion piece to the "athlete with the oil-jug", (10-04-05/37),adding legs,palm branch and part of the head. H:148 cm Ma 375
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Victorious athlete.From an antique torso,Roman, 1st CE, Pacetti,restorer of the...

The goddess Ceres.Roman statue of a goddess,Imperial period.Pacetti,restorer of the Borghese Collection, made her a Ceres,goddess of agriculture,by adding the sheaf of wheat,poppy and torch.The antique Roman head was also added. Marble,H:2,40 cm Ma 670
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The goddess Ceres.Roman statue of a goddess,Imperial period.Pacetti,restorer...

Rhyton with bull's head as a spout.Probably used on a late Roman fountain,the two drinking horns were added to Ceres (10-04-05/38)as horns of plenty by the Borghese restorers.Companion piece to 10-04-05/40. Marble,H:110 cm Ma 224
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Rhyton with bull's head as a spout.Probably used on a late Roman fountain,the...

Rhyton with bull's head as a spout.Probably used on a late Roman fountain,the two drinking horns were added to Ceres (10-04-05/38)as horns of plenty by the Borghese restorers.Companion piece to 10-04-05/39. Marble,H:110 cm Ma 240
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Rhyton with bull's head as a spout.Probably used on a late Roman fountain,the...

Pugilist.Bought by Marcantonio IV Borghese in 1781 as a companion piece to the "Discophore" (10-04-05/42). Pacetti,Borghese restorer,added the head,arms with protective leather strips and the legs. Marble,H:174 cm Ma 68
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Pugilist.Bought by Marcantonio IV Borghese in 1781 as a companion piece to the...

Discophore (the discus-thrower).Vincenzo Pacetti, chief restorer of the Borghese Collection,added an antique head,much restored,in 1781. Companion piece to the "pugilist" (10-04-05/41). Marble,H:170 cm Ma 89
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Discophore (the discus-thrower).Vincenzo Pacetti, chief restorer of the Bo...

Wild boar.Bought by the Borghese family from the Della Porta Collection in 1796.Specialists today doubt the antiquity of the grey marble sculpture.The Della Portas were a family of sculptors,renown for their restorations.Grey marble,H:108 cm. Ma 1353
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Wild boar.Bought by the Borghese family from the Della Porta Collection i...

Wounded Gaul.Roman copy of an original Greek bronze of the 2nd century BCE.Statues of Gauls appear in Greek art after the Galatians' invasion of Greece in 280 BCE. Alabaster, H:80 cm Ma 324
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Wounded Gaul.Roman copy of an original Greek bronze of the 2nd century BCE.S...

Head of Aphrodite.Roman copy of a Greek original of the 3rd or 2nd century BCE.Borghese Collection. Marble,H:31 cm. Ma 571
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Head of Aphrodite.Roman copy of a Greek original of the 3rd or 2nd century B...

Sarcophagus with garlands and scenes from the legend of Actaion.Left oval:Actaion,who has surprised the goddess Artemis in her bath,is attacked by his own pack of hounds.Right:putti pour water for Artemis. Marble,99 x 236 cm.Borghese Collection. Ma 459
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Sarcophagus with garlands and scenes from the legend of Actaion.Left oval:Act...