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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.

 Seated Hermes bronze statue of a nude male figure on a rock, looking downward.

Seated Hermes

Bronze figure resting casually on a reconstructed rock, linked to Lysippos.

 Warrior of Moixent bronze figurine of a rider on horseback with a crested helmet and round shield

Warrior of Moixent

A small Iberian bronze horseman with a crested helmet and round shield.

 Ludovisi Dionysus with a satyr and a crouching panther holding grapes

Ludovisi Dionysus

A crowned marble god flanked by a panther and a small satyr.

 Weathered Pasquino stone statue with eroded draped figures beside a stone building and a metal rod protruding from the shoulder.

Pasquino

A battered Hellenistic statue famed for anonymous satirical messages in Rome.

 Parthenon frieze marble relief with horsemen and a draped figure

Parthenon Frieze

A marble procession frieze showing gods, horsemen, and sacrificial preparations.

 Ludovisi Ares seated in white marble, with a small winged child at his leg and a shield beside him.

Ludovisi Ares

A young seated warrior on a trophy of arms, with Cupid at his side.

 Line drawings of the Parthenon pediments, showing one largely intact pediment and one heavily damaged pediment with fragmented figures.

Parthenon Pediments

Marble statues from the temple’s east and west ends, celebrating Athena and Poseidon.

 Crouching Venus marble sculpture of a nude female figure in a crouching pose on a base.

Crouching Venus

A crouching goddess caught mid-bath, modestly covering herself with one hand.

 Grave Stele of Hegeso showing two draped women in relief, one standing and one seated with an open box.

Grave Stele of Hegeso

An exquisitely carved Classical relief showing a serene domestic scene.

 Tiber Dionysus bronze statue of a nude male figure holding a staff and wearing a wreath.

Tiber Dionysus

A bronze figure of the Greek god of wine, noted for its Praxitelean style.

 The Sphinx of Naxos stone sculpture with a woman\'s head, feathered wings, and a lion-like body on a decorative base.

Sphinx of Naxos

A marble sphinx with a woman’s head, lion’s body, and bird wings.

 Khufu statuette of a seated figure wearing a tall crown on a clear base.

Khufu Statuette

A rare seated figure and the only largely intact three-dimensional image of Cheops.

 Great Cameo of France in a gold frame, showing carved classical figures arranged in three horizontal levels.

Great Cameo of France

A five-layer onyx cameo with 24 figures and strong dynastic propaganda.

 Side view of the Warwick Vase, showing its ornate carved heads and intertwined vine-like handles.

Warwick Vase

A monumental marble krater decorated with vines, acanthus leaves, and mythological heads.

 Boy with Thorn statue of a nude youth seated and looking down at his raised foot

Boy with Thorn

A bronze boy pausing to pull a thorn from the sole of his foot.

 Berlin Green Head stone sculpture with a bald head, carved wrinkles, and a broken nose on a stand.

Berlin Green Head

A realistic Late Period Egyptian portrait with a stern, individualized expression.

 Venus of Brassempouy carved head with a textured cap and cracked surface

Venus of Brassempouy

A tiny ivory head with one of the earliest detailed human faces.

 Dancers of Delphi sculpture with three draped female figures on a carved column base in a museum hall.

Dancers of Delphi

Three classical figures that once supported a tripod above an acanthus column.

 Four Seasons Altar with carved marble reliefs, draped swags, and putti holding flowers and grapes.

Four Seasons Altar

A finely carved round altar with four seasonal putti in white marble.

 Didarganj Yakshi standing stone statue holding a fly-whisk, with necklaces, a headdress, and a draped lower garment.

Didarganj Yakshi

A polished sandstone figure with a graceful form and a broken left hand.

 Sleeping Ariadne reclining in white marble with draped fabric and one arm raised over her head.

Sleeping Ariadne

A reclining sleeper with crossed legs and a tense, uneasy pose.

 Athena relief carved into a rock face, with a robed figure, a standing column, and carved inscriptions beside it.

Athena relief

A rock-cut image of Athena with a lance, shield, and symbolic carvings.

 Merimose funerary cone with impressed hieroglyphs on a reddish-brown clay surface.

Funerary Cone

Small clay cones placed above tomb chapel entrances in ancient Egypt.

 Cupid and Psyche marble sculpture showing two youthful figures embracing and kissing.

Cupid and Psyche

A graceful marble group admired for its balance and sentimental appeal.

 Nuragic bronze statuette of a tribal chief with a raised arm and staff, mounted on a wooden base.

Nuragic bronze statuettes

Ancient bronze figures once placed as votive offerings in sanctuaries.

 Detail of the Winged Horses of Tarquinia showing two winged horse heads and upper bodies in relief.

Winged Horses of Tarquinia

An Etruscan terracotta high relief from a temple pediment in Tarquinia.

 Fragmentary marble head and upper body of the Rampin Rider with an archaic smile, beard, and detailed hair.

Rampin Rider

An archaic marble horseman with detailed curls, a laurel crown, and a famous fragmentary history.

 Antinous Braschi, a white marble statue of a youthful male figure with a bare torso, draped cloth, curly hair, and a raised staff.

Antinous Braschi

A colossal marble portrait combining Dionysian and Osirian features.

 Venus Landolina, a headless white marble female statue with a missing right arm, holding drapery over her lower body.

Venus Landolina

A pudically draped Venus rising from the waters, with a dolphin below.

 Juno Ludovisi marble bust with wavy hair and a composed expression on a decorated pedestal.

Juno Ludovisi

A colossal marble female head celebrated for its serene classical beauty.

 Venus Felix marble statue with a draped female figure and a small winged child figure beside her.

Venus Felix

A Roman marble statue of Venus with her son Cupid.

 Hercules of the Forum Boarium, a gilded bronze nude male statue holding a club and three round objects.

Hercules of the Forum Boarium

A gilded bronze hero holding a club and three golden apples.

 Proserpina Sarcophagus with a richly carved high-relief scene of figures, horses, and serpents

Proserpina Sarcophagus

A Roman marble sarcophagus linked to Charlemagne’s burial and later display in Aachen.

 Fragmented light brown stone associated with the Venus of Monruz, marked with handwritten labels and visible cracks.

Venus of Monruz

A tiny Paleolithic figurine showing an abstract female form.