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Head of a smiling black boy.                           
Black stone bust
#10020469

Head of a smiling black boy. Black stone bust

Dionysos and his mother Semele.                        
Black-figured cup (6th BCE).
#10030110

Dionysos and his mother Semele. Black-figured cup (6th B...

Ulysses and Calypso.                                   
Red-figured vase (5th BCE).
#10030147

Ulysses and Calypso. Red-figured vase (5th BC...

Emperor Titus (79-81 CE).                              
Marble life-size statue
#10040121

Emperor Titus (79-81 CE). Marble life-size statue

Charred olives from Pompeii,                           
left over after the eruption of                        
the volcano Vesuvius in 79 CE.
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Charred olives from Pompeii, left over after the erup...

Charred nuts from Pompeii,                             
left over after the eruption of                        
the volcano Vesuvius in 79 CE.
#10040260

Charred nuts from Pompeii, left over after the erup...

Funeral rites: a female choir dancing and singing      
in the funeral procession. Mid 4th BCE                 
From tomb 11, a semi-chamber tomb, Ruvo, Italy         
Inv. 9353
#100403 1

Funeral rites: a female choir dancing and singing in the funeral processio...

Procession of warriors and horsemen.                   
From a box-tomb of the mid-4th BCE in Paestum.         
Inv. 9363
#100403 2

Procession of warriors and horsemen. From a box-tomb of the m...

A rider in a procession.                               
From a box-tomb of the mid-4th BCE,                    
from Paestum (See 10-04-03/2)                          
Inv.9364
#100403 3

A rider in a procession. From a box-tomb of the m...

Comedy scene: consultation of a sorceress. Three       
women wearing theatrical masks,the maiden seeking help,
the friend or courtesan, the witch.The mosaic is signed
"Dioskurides of Samos". From the so-called House of    
Cicero, Pompeii.  Inv.9987
#100403 4

Comedy scene: consultation of a sorceress. Three women wearing theatrical...

"Cave Canem" - beware of the dog, threshold mosaic     
from Pompeii. To warn off intruders, such mosaics      
showing fierce dogs were fairly common in Pompeii.     
Inv.110660
#100403 5

"Cave Canem" - beware of the dog, threshold mosaic from Pompeii. To warn of...

Head of Medusa, a threshold mosaic to protect          
the house and its inhabitants.                         
From the House of the Centenary, Pompeii.              
Inv.112284
#100403 6

Head of Medusa, a threshold mosaic to protect the house and its inhabi...