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The goddess Isis receives Io (with cow's horns)in Egypt. Io gives birth to Epaphos, son of Zeus. Epaphos becomes King in Egypt; from him descend the Royal houses of Egypt and Argos. From the Ekklesiasterion, the Isis Temple in Pompeii. Fourth style, 150 x 137 cm
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The goddess Isis receives Io (with cow's horns)in Egypt. Io gives birth to...

Pietra genetrix. According to legend, god Mithras issued from such a birth-stone. 3rd CE H: 47 cm Inv.383
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Pietra genetrix. According to legend, god Mithras issued from such a birth...

Birth of Aphrodite. Detail of the "Ludovisi Throne" (460-450 BCE). Cat. 189
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Birth of Aphrodite. Detail of the "Ludovisi Throne"...

Clasp of two hands, symbol of marriage. Bas-relief on a stele from La Horgne au Sablon, France.
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Clasp of two hands, symbol of marriage. Bas-relief on a stele fr...

Scene of a birth with midwife. Stone, relief
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Scene of a birth with midwife. Stone, relief

Intaglio of Julia, daughter of Titus. Aquamarine (2nd half of 1st CE) signed Evodos. Carolingian frame (9th) surrounded by 9 sapphires and 6 pearls.
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Intaglio of Julia, daughter of Titus. Aquamarine (2nd half of...

Pasquius Proculus and his wife. Wallpainting from Pompeii, House VII, 2,6 IVth style, 65 x 58 cm Inv. 9058
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Pasquius Proculus and his wife. Wallpainting from Pompei...

Niobe and four of her daughters playing dice. Encaustic on marble by Alexander Ateniese (1st CE) from Herculanum, Italy. Inv. 9562
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Niobe and four of her daughters playing dice. Encaustic on marble by A...

Two elegant ladies at the procurer. Wallpainting from Pompeii, Italy
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Two elegant ladies at the procurer. Wallpainting from Pompei...

Medea premeditating the murder of her children. Fresco (1st CE) from the Casa dei Dioscuri, Pompeii, Italy. Inv. 8977
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Medea premeditating the murder of her children. Fresco (1st CE) from the...

Sacrifice of Iphigenia. Fresco (1st CE) from the Casa del Poeta Tragico, Pompeii. Inv. 9112
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Sacrifice of Iphigenia. Fresco (1st CE) from the Casa del Poeta...

Sacrifice of Iphigenia. Fresco (1st CE) from the Casa del Poeta Tragico, Pompeii. Detail of 11-01-02/37 Inv. 9112
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Sacrifice of Iphigenia. Fresco (1st CE) from the Casa del Poeta...