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Togatus Barberini, a white marble statue of a man in a toga holding two portrait busts.

Togatus Barberini

A patrician in toga holding busts of his deceased ancestors.

 Venus Tauride marble statue with missing arms, standing beside a draped pillar.

Venus Tauride

A graceful nude Aphrodite rising from her bath with refined classical beauty.

 Lady of Galera seated stone figurine holding a bowl, flanked by winged creatures

Lady of Galera

A seated alabaster figurine with sphinxes and ritual pouring features.

 Red porphyry Sarcophagus of Helena carved with mounted soldiers, figures, and garland decoration.

Sarcophagus of Helena

A monumental porphyry sarcophagus with battle scenes and lion feet.

 MacGregor plaque showing a crowned figure with a mace about to strike a kneeling figure, with hieroglyphs on the ivory surface.

MacGregor plaque

An ivory tablet showing King Den defeating an enemy and a pair of sandals.

 Sarcophagus of the Spouses terracotta sculpture of a reclining married couple in a museum display case.

Sarcophagus of the Spouses

A monumental terracotta funerary urn showing a reclining married couple.

 Marble statue of a wounded Amazon standing with one arm raised and a short tunic.

Amazon statue types

Roman marble copies that inspired debate over lost Greek originals.

 Poseidon of Melos statue of a bearded man holding a trident aloft

Poseidon of Melos

A monumental sea god statue with a raised arm and draped himation.

 The Parabiago Plate, a gold-toned circular relief with a central chariot scene and surrounding mythological figures.

Parabiago Plate

Ancient silver plate showing Cybele and Attis in a cosmic mythological scene.

 The Battersea Shield with three vertical circular bosses decorated with swirling patterns and red and pale inlays.

Battersea Shield

A richly decorated ceremonial shield, not made for battle.

 Corroded Ribchester Helmet with a sculpted face mask and damaged open crown

Ribchester Helmet

A Roman bronze parade helmet with a full facial mask and elaborate design.

 Ivory Lakshmi statuette with elaborate jewelry, headdress, and carved figures at the sides, displayed upright in a clear case.

Pompeii Lakshmi

A fragmentary ivory woman with jewelry, attendants, and an elaborate hairstyle.

 Bocca della Verità stone mask with a bearded face and open mouth on a pedestal

Bocca della Verità

Ancient marble mask with a bearded face and hollow features.

 Demeter of Knidos seated marble statue with draped garments and missing forearms in a museum display

Demeter of Knidos

A white marble statue of a Kore, likely representing Demeter.

 Varvakeion Athena stands draped with an ornate headdress, holding a small Nike and a shield.

Varvakeion Athena

A Roman marble copy showing Athena with shield, aegis, and a small Nike.

 Wooden statue of King Hor with a pharaonic headdress and false beard on a black background.

Ka Statue of King Hor

A wooden royal figure showing the king as his Ka, with traces of original painted details.

 Hope Dionysus marble statue of a male figure leaning beside a draped female figure on a rocky support.

Hope Dionysus

A Roman marble Dionysus figure draped in panther skin and a short chiton.

 Portonaccio Sarcophagus with a crowded battle relief and carved figures on the lid

Portonaccio Sarcophagus

An elaborate Roman battle sarcophagus with strong links to Marcus Aurelius.

 White marble Apoxyomenos statue of a nude male figure standing with one leg bearing his weight and his arms raised.

Apoxyomenos

An athlete pauses mid-cleaning, captured in a graceful contrapposto pose.

 Coatlicue stone statue with serpent heads, skull necklace, and carved textured body

Coatlicue

A monumental Aztec figure with serpent skirt, severed head, and a necklace of hearts.

 Flying Horse of Gansu bronze horse sculpture balanced on one hoof atop a bird on a display stand

Flying Horse of Gansu

A bronze horse balanced on one leg by a flattened swallow below its hoof.

 Sphinx of Agost stone sculpture with a human head, wings, and an animal body on a base.

Sphinx of Agost

An archaic sphinx with a frontal human head and profile body.

 The Serpent Column with a weathered green patina stands inside a shallow red-walled enclosure near an ornate fence and public square.

Serpent Column

A bronze column once crowned by an ornate golden tripod.

 Grifo de Redován stone head sculpture with rounded eyes and a beak-like mouth on a pedestal.

Grifo de Redován

A mythological half-man, half-eagle figure with striking proto-Hellenic features.

 Kouros marble statue of a standing nude male figure with braided hair, an archaic smile, and a missing left forearm.

Kouros

An archaic marble youth statue with a frontal stance and elaborate hair.

 The Situla of the Pania, a pale cylindrical vessel with bands of relief carvings and visible wear.

Situla of the Pania

An Etruscan ivory vessel decorated with myths, warriors, and fantastic beasts.

 Corbridge Lion sculpture displayed on a white pedestal in a museum gallery

Corbridge Lion

A Roman sandstone lion once reused as a fountainhead and later discovered in Corbridge.

 Bronze Chimera of Arezzo with a lion’s body, a goat’s head on its back, and a raised snake tail.

Chimera of Arezzo

An Etruscan bronze beast shown wounded in its final struggle.

 Weathered stone head of the Djedefre sphinx with a damaged nose and royal headpiece featuring a cobra emblem.

Djedefre sphinx head

A quartzite royal head with expressive features and evidence of a sphinx form.

 Iddi-Ilum statuette of a headless standing figure with folded arms and a decorated robe on a square base.

Iddi-Ilum Statuette

A standing votive figure in a long robe with an Akkadian inscription.

 Lady of Cádiz stone sculpture of a woman with curly hair and hands resting over her midsection.

Lady of Cádiz

A Phoenician anthropoid sarcophagus with Hellenistic influence and female form.

 The Warka Mask, a light-toned ancient stone head with stylized facial features and hollow eye sockets on a dark pedestal.

Warka Mask

An early female face with almond eyes, a geometric form, and intense expression.

 Abbot Luigi, a weathered stone statue of a robed male figure on an inscribed plinth.

Abbot Luigi

A late Roman statue of a high magistrate, famed for satirical verses.

 Mantineia Base showing a classical monument with three large figures above two tiers of relief sculpture.

Mantineia Base

Three relief plaques showing Apollo, Marsyas, a silenus, and groups of Muses.

 Thutmose III sphinx with a dark body and gold detailing on the headdress, beard, and collar

Thutmose III Sphinx

A bronze sphinx with gold inlays and royal symbols, possibly part of a lock.

 Khafre Enthroned, a dark stone statue of a seated pharaoh on an ornate throne with a falcon carved around the back.

Khafre Enthroned

An immobile royal figure in hard stone, balanced and eternally composed.

 Ancient marble Sleeping Maenad reclining on a pedestal in a museum display.

Sleeping Maenad

A reclining nude figure on a panther skin, with losses and modern plaster repairs.

 Aristodikos Kouros, a nude marble male statue with missing forearms, standing on a base.

Aristodikos Kouros

An archaic marble figure showing a shift toward more natural proportions.

 Hercules standing in a shell-shaped niche, holding a club and a lion skin, with a fig leaf covering his groin.

Hercules

A rare gilded bronze figure with club, lion skin, and golden apples.

 Giustiniani Hestia, a white marble statue of a standing woman in a long pleated robe with a mantle over her head and shoulders.

Giustiniani Hestia

A finely carved marble figure with austere features and flowing drapery.

 Antinous Mondragone marble bust with wavy hair on a pedestal labeled Antinous and N°126.

Antinous Mondragone

A colossal marble head linked to the cult of deified Antinous.

 Diptych of Boethius with two carved ivory panels showing robed male figures holding staffs.

Diptych of Boethius

An ivory consular diptych with detailed reliefs and imperial symbolism.

 The Young Woman of Amajac statue with an ornate headdress and carved garment details.

The Young Woman of Amajac

A limestone figure of an Indian woman in a tunic and ankle-length skirt.

 The Rassam cylinder, a tall reddish-brown inscribed prism covered in dense horizontal text lines.

Rassam cylinder

A ten-sided prism inscribed with cuneiform recounting Ashurbanipal’s campaigns.

 Stone rows lead along a gravel path toward the Omphalos on a hillside at Crawick Multiverse.

Omphalos

A sacred stone marking the mythic center of the world.

 Gradiva relief showing a female figure in profile walking with one foot raised and draped in flowing garments.

Gradiva

A walking female figure from an ancient relief, later turned into a modern myth.

 Sarcophagus of the Spouses showing a smiling man and woman reclining together on a banqueting couch.

Sarcophagus of the Spouses

A reclining Etruscan married couple shown sharing a banquet in the afterlife.

 Two marble relief slabs from the Plutei of Trajan, one carved with animals and the other with robed figures.

Plutei of Trajan

Two marble relief slabs showing imperial and historical scenes from ancient Rome.

 Marble bust of Commodus as Hercules with a lion skin, club, and apples

Commodus as Hercules

A marble portrait showing the emperor identified with the Greek hero Herakles.

 Drawing of the Stele of Avile Tite showing a bearded male figure with a spear beside an inscribed panel.

Stele of Avile Tite

A monumental limestone relief showing an armed warrior in profile.