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Grain mills in the bakery of Popidius Priscus, Pompeii. The top of the mill turned around a conical base; grain was poured into the top opening and the flour collected at the base.
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Grain mills in the bakery of Popidius Priscus, Pompeii. The top of the mill turn...

Plaster cast of one of the victims of the catastrophe of 79 CE, the eruption of Vesuvius, which covered Pompeii and Herculaneum with a thick layer of volcanic stone and ashes. Bodies of the victims decomposed, but the hard crust formed by the ashes remained intact.
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Plaster cast of one of the victims of the catastrophe of 79 CE, the eruption o...

Emperor Caracalla (211-217 CE) Marble head;porphyry bust not contemporary. Inv. 464
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Emperor Caracalla (211-217 CE) Marble head;porphyry bus...

Part of a wood panel:the Annunciation. While the angel Gabriel appears, Saint Mary is spinning.
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Part of a wood panel:the Annunciation. While the angel Gabriel appears, Saint M...

Fruit garden. Fresco from the house of Livia, wife of Emperor Augustus (1st CE), in Rome, Italy.
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Fruit garden. Fresco from the house of Livia, wife of...

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...

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...

The muse Polyhymnia.Lower half a marble from the Imperial period,upper half by Borghese restorer A.Penna,1780. Marble, H:186 cm Ma 472
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The muse Polyhymnia.Lower half a marble from the Imperial period,upper ha...

The death of Meleager;relief from a sarcophagus built into the east-facade of the Villa Borghese. Right half 160-270 CE,left half completed in the 17th century after antique models. Marble,42 x 56 cm Ma 654
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The death of Meleager;relief from a sarcophagus built into the east-faca...

The dying Seneca.Rubens owned a bust of Seneca,a Roman marble copy of a Hellenistic bronze of the 2nd century BCE which the painter bought in Italy in 1608.The Seneca portrait was painted for his friend,the printer Moretus. Wood,65 x 51 cm
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The dying Seneca.Rubens owned a bust of Seneca,a Roman marble copy of a Helleni...

Two young women drawing the ruins of Rome,three figures in antique clothing observe them from above. Pen and watercolour,70 x 98 cm.
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Two young women drawing the ruins of Rome,three figures in antique cloth...

Architectural frieze with the foundation legend of Aquileia: city fathers draw the first furrow into the ground for the city. 1st CE L: 44 cm Inv. 9100
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Architectural frieze with the foundation legend of Aquileia: city father...