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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.

 Borghese Vase relief with a satyr playing a double flute between two draped women

Borghese Vase

A monumental marble krater decorated with a lively Bacchic procession.

 Townley Venus marble statue with one arm raised and the other extended, draped below the waist.

Townley Venus

A partially draped Roman Venus with a restored pose and arms.

 Bronze horse statue from the Neuvy-en-Sullias Hoard, shown with one front leg raised on a rectangular base.

Neuvy-en-Sullias Hoard

A Gallic and Gallo-Roman bronze hoard of animal sculptures and statuettes.

 The Farnese Bull marble sculpture showing a dramatic scene with two men struggling to subdue a bull and a female figure beneath it.

Farnese Bull

A colossal marble group showing the death of Dirce in Greek myth.

 Elongated ivory carving of two swimming reindeer on a metal stand.

Swimming Reindeer

Two reindeer carved in sequence on a mammoth tusk tip.

 Black Obelisk with stepped top and carved relief bands on a wooden base in a museum interior.

Black Obelisk

A well-preserved Neo-Assyrian limestone monument with reliefs of tribute-bearing kings.

 Lansdowne Heracles, a marble statue of a nude muscular man holding a club over his shoulder beside a lion skin.

Lansdowne Heracles

A beardless hero holding the Nemean lion’s skin and his club.

 Mourning Athena relief showing a helmeted female figure in profile, leaning on a staff beside a rectangular stele.

Mourning Athena

A reflective goddess in marble, shown leaning on a spear beside a boundary marker.

 Capitoline Brutus bronze bust with inlaid eyes and draped shoulders

Capitoline Brutus

A remarkably preserved bronze portrait with inlaid eyes and ancient republican associations.

 Ivriz relief showing two carved figures, one holding a staff and grapes.

Ivriz relief

A monumental rock carving of a king and a towering fertility god.

 Weathered marble bust of the Tusculum portrait showing a stern-faced man with receding wavy hair and deep facial wrinkles.

Tusculum portrait

A heavily weathered marble head showing Caesar with thinning hair and a wrinkled neck.

 Black and white architectural drawing of the Pilier d\'Yzeures-sur-Creuse showing a temple facade with eight columns, sculpted bases, and a wide staircase.

Pilier d'Yzeures-sur-Creuse

A monumental limestone column with sculpted Roman deities and mythic heroes.

 White marble sarcophagus with a densely carved triumphal procession of draped figures and animals in high relief.

Sarcophagus of the Triumph of Bacchus

A monumental Roman marble sarcophagus with reliefs of Bacchus triumphing over India.

 Venus of Savignano stone figurine with a stylized female torso on a stand.

Venus of Savignano

Schematized female figure with emphasized breasts, belly, and hips.

 Gemma Augustea cameo with white carved figures in two registers, including a chariot scene above and captives below.

Gemma Augustea

A lavish Roman cameo in onyx with imperial, mythological, and military symbolism.

 Farnese Diadumenos marble statue of a nude male athlete tying a band around his head

Farnese Diadumenos

A marble athlete wears a victory band on his head.

 The marble base of the Antoninus Pius Column with detailed relief scenes, including a winged apotheosis panel and a procession of figures.

Antoninus Pius Column

Marble base with an apotheosis scene, once part of a Roman imperial monument.

 Stone of Motecuhzoma I with detailed carvings, circular frieze figures, and a central depression on top.

Stone of Motecuhzoma I

A massive round monolith carved with conquests and a sacrificial well.

 Back view of the Venus of Langenzersdorf sculpture, a dark stylized female figurine with broad shoulders and rounded hips.

Venus of Langenzersdorf

A stylized nude female figurine with elongated upper body and prominent hips.

 Amazon Sarcophagus with a sculpted lid and faded painted figures on the sarcophagus body

Amazon Sarcophagus

Painted battle scenes of Amazons and Greeks cover its marble surfaces.

 The Thinker of Cernavodă sculpture in a hunched seated pose with one hand supporting its head.

The Thinker of Cernavodă

A small terracotta figure in a seated, contemplative pose.

 Venus of Dolní Věstonice figurine with rounded head, prominent breasts, and a full abdomen.

Venus of Dolní Věstonice

A terracotta female figurine with detailed body features and an ancient fingerprint.

 Jōmon Venus clay figurine with a patterned headdress, broad hips, and a rounded belly

Jōmon Venus

A complete clay figurine with broad hips, prominent breasts, and an enlarged belly.

 Sounion Kouros marble statue of a nude male youth with long braided hair, shown front-facing with a missing left arm.

Sounion Kouros

A colossal, front-facing archaic youth with stylized anatomy and oversized eyes.

 Fragmented relief from the Stele of the Vultures showing a large figure holding a staff with a bird emblem above smaller figures trapped in a net, with cuneiform text above.

Stele of the Vultures

A limestone relief showing victory, divine power, and fallen enemies in vivid registers.

 Kernosivka Idol stone pillar with carved human figure and geometric reliefs

Kernosivka Idol

A stone anthropomorphic figure from the Eneolithic period, linked to the Yamnaya culture.

 Ain Sakhri Lovers stone sculpture with two rounded lobes on a dark base.

Ain Sakhri Lovers

A small prehistoric figurine believed to depict two people in a sexual embrace.

 Stone bust of the Lady of Elche with an ornate headdress and layered necklaces.

Lady of Elche

An elaborately adorned Iberian bust with a hollow rear cavity and idealized features.

 Pseudo-Seneca marble bust of a bearded man with a serious expression

Pseudo-Seneca

A gaunt bronze bust whose identity was long misunderstood.

 Ram in a Thicket sculpture showing a golden ram standing on hind legs with dark horns and a stylized golden thicket.

Ram in a Thicket

A gold-covered figure with lapis lazuli horns, shell wool, and a jeweled base.

 Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs, a dark reddish-purple porphyry sculpture of four stylized figures embracing in two pairs.

Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs

A porphyry group of four armored emperors embracing in paired formations.

 Athlete from Ephesus bronze statue displayed on a pedestal in a grand museum hall.

Athlete from Ephesus

A bronze athlete cleaning his body with a curved strigil after exertion.

 Apollo of Cyrene marble statue with a lyre-shaped support, missing its right arm and draped around the lower body.

Apollo of Cyrene

A dynamic marble figure of Apollo shown in a contrapposto pose.

 The Aztec Sun Stone carved as a large circular stone disc with a central face and concentric rings of symbols.

Aztec Sun Stone

A monumental basalt disc inscribed with Mexica cosmology and calendar cycles.

 Two Giants of Mont\'e Prama statues displayed in a red and black exhibition stand.

Giants of Mont'e Prama

Ancient life-size figures carved from local limestone, depicting warriors, archers, and boxers.

 Jockey of Artemision bronze sculpture showing a young rider leaning forward on a horse in motion inside a museum.

Jockey of Artemision

A vivid bronze horse and rider group with striking motion and realism.

 Kritios Boy marble statue of a nude young male figure against a blue background, missing its arms and part of one leg.

Kritios Boy

An early marble nude that marks the first known contrapposto pose.

 Sabouroff Head marble bust of a male figure with textured hair, mustache, and beard on a stand.

Sabouroff Head

An unusual Archaic male head with a rare treatment of hair and beard.