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Chariot of Froeg, Austria, from a tumulus in Carinthia. The 12 bovine drought animals may not have belonged to the wagon. The chariot could have supported a cauldron, like the Strettweg chariot. Lead (7th BCE). Total length 46 cm, chariot 17 cm, animals 7.5 cm
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Chariot of Froeg, Austria, from a tumulus in Carinthia. The 12 bovine drought an...

Dionysos-Mosaic from the Thermae of Virunum, Austria. Virunum was the capital of the Roman province of Noricum. The town was founded under Emperor Claudius around 45-50 CE.
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Dionysos-Mosaic from the Thermae of Virunum, Austria. Virunum was the capital...

Column. Fresco from a large hall on Magdalensberg, Carinthia, Austria. This capital of Celtic Noricum was a centre of steel and iron trade with Rome and Roman merchants settled there even before all of Noricum became a Roman province in 45 CE.
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Column. Fresco from a large hall on Magdalensberg, Carinthia, Austria. This...

The youthful Dionysos. Fresco from Magdalensberg, Carinthia, Austria. This capital of Celtic Noricum was a centre of steel and iron trade with Rome and Roman merchants settled there even before all of Noricum became a Roman province in 45 CE.
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The youthful Dionysos. Fresco from Magdalensberg, Carinthia, Austria. This...

A dancer. Fresco from Magdalensberg, Carinthia, Austria. This capital of Celtic Noricum was a centre of steel and iron trade with Rome and Roman merchants settled there even before all of Noricum became a Roman province in 45 CE.
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A dancer. Fresco from Magdalensberg, Carinthia, Austria. This capital of...

Head of Iphigenie Taurica. Fresco from Magdalensberg, Carinthia, Austria. This capital of Celtic Noricum was a centre of steel and iron trade with Rome and Roman merchants settled there even before all of Noricum became a Roman province in 45 CE.
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Head of Iphigenie Taurica. Fresco from Magdalensberg, Carinthia, Austria. This...

Young woman with laurel wreath, perhaps Persephone. Fresco from Magdalensberg, Carinthia. This capital of Celtic Noricum was a center of steel and iron trade with Rome. Roman merchants settled there even before all of Noricum became a Roman province 45 CE.
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Young woman with laurel wreath, perhaps Persephone. Fresco from Magdalensber...

Boy with flute. Detail from a fresco showing a bucolic scene where two shepherds compete for the prize. From Magdalensberg, capital of Celtic, later Roman Noricum, Carinthia, Austria.
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Boy with flute. Detail from a fresco showing a bucolic scene where two shepherd...

Young shepherd, detail from a fresco showing a bucolic scene with two shepherds competing on the flute. From Magdalensberg, Celtic, later Roman capital of Noricum, Carinthia, Austria.
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Young shepherd, detail from a fresco showing a bucolic scene with two shepherds...

Servant girl, tomb-relief from Virunum, Carinthia. The girls holds a mirror with a head of Medusa in the left hand, a small box in her right. Her clothes are typical of the women of Noricum: fibulae on the shoulders, an outer tunica tucked up below the knees.
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Servant girl, tomb-relief from Virunum, Carinthia. The girls holds a mirror...

Ares, Greek God of War, son of Zeus and Hera. From Virunum, capital of the Roman province of Noricum, Carinthia, Austria. Marble, 124.5 cm
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Ares, Greek God of War, son of Zeus and Hera. From Virunum, capital of...

The Goddess Isis-Noreia; a typical example of the transformation of a local Goddess into her Roman equivalent. She wears local dress and carries a cornucopia in her left arm. From Virunum, Noricum. Marble, 173 cm
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The Goddess Isis-Noreia; a typical example of the transformation of a local Godd...