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Venus Unica, a headless white stone female nude statue on a rectangular base.

Venus Unica

A Roman marble figure inspired by Aphrodite Anadyomene, found in Santiponce in 1940.

 Mithras of Fiano Romano relief showing Mithras slaying the bull, with celestial figures above and a dog and snake below.

Mithras of Fiano Romano

A finely carved double-faced marble relief showing scenes from the cult of Mithras.

 Stele of Baal with a horned deity raising a thunderbolt and holding a spear, with a smaller figure beside him.

Baal with Thunderbolt

A white limestone bas-relief showing a storm god and a smaller male figure.

 Head of a Princess, a reddish-brown stone sculpture with a slender neck, dark almond-shaped eyes, arched brows, and damaged nose bridge.

Head of a Princess

A refined Amarna portrait with elongated features and carefully modeled anatomy.

 Dancing Maenad statue in a dramatic twisting pose with arms raised and head thrown back.

Dancing Maenad

A dynamic late Classical marble figure marked by dramatic pathos.

 Bronze ram sculpture with curled horns resting on a stone pedestal in a museum gallery.

Bronze Ram

A crouching bronze ram, cast in lost-wax technique and linked to Lysippus.

 Statue of Ashurnasirpal II standing on a pedestal in a museum gallery, with a bearded figure holding an object across his chest and wearing a long patterned tunic and fringed skirt.

Statue of Ashurnasirpal II

A standing Assyrian king with ceremonial weapons, fine robes, and a cuneiform inscription.

 Ivory Pomegranate reconstruction with an inscription around its rounded body

Ivory Pomegranate

A thumb-sized ornament made of hippopotamus bone with a sacred inscription.

 Serpent labret with articulated tongue shown from above on a black background.

Serpent Labret with Articulated Tongue

A gold lip ornament with a movable forked tongue and fierce serpent form.

 Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük earthenware sculpture showing a seated obese woman between two animal heads.

Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük

A baked-clay fertility figure showing a nude woman giving birth on a throne.

 Mannetje van Willemstad wooden idol with a dark weathered surface and carved facial features.

Mannetje van Willemstad

An abstract oak figurine with a carefully carved face and simplified body.

 Sultanganj Buddha sculpture with raised right hand and outstretched left arm on a raised platform.

Sultanganj Buddha

A towering copper Buddha with a graceful stance and flowing robe.

 Leona de Baena stone lioness sculpture on a dark base against a pale wall.

Leona de Baena

A reclining, threatening lioness from an Iberian funerary monument.

 Sunken stone Etruscan tomb structure with moss and weeds growing over the weathered blocks.

Etruscan tombs

Two chamber tombs built from large limestone blocks, preserving funerary remains and offerings.

 The Niobid from the Gardens of Sallust, a pale marble sculpture of a kneeling female figure with one arm raised behind her head.

Niobid from the Gardens of Sallust

A wounded daughter of Niobe collapsing while trying to pull out an arrow.

 Minerva d\'Arezzo, a green-patinated armored figure standing on a wooden pedestal against a dark backdrop.

Minerva d'Arezzo

A Roman bronze statue discovered in Arezzo and later restored.

 Spear of Lugal with a leaf-shaped metal blade, engraved animal motif, and perforated tang on a dark background.

Spear of Lugal

A bronze weapon from ancient Sumer, dating to around 2600 BCE.

 Karasu relief carved on a weathered dark stone slab among larger rocks.

Karasu relief

A protective god stands on a deer in this Neo-Hittite rock carving.

 Weathered stone relief of the El Salobral Sphinxes shown in profile, with a large textured wing curving upward across the figure.

El Salobral Sphinxes

A mirrored pair of Iberian sphinxes made to guard a funerary tomb.

 Weathered stone head of Lycosoura Artemis with intricate wavy braids and a headband, mounted on a dark base.

Lycosoura Artemis

A colossal Hellenistic acrolith dedicated to Artemis at Lycosura.

 Incomplete Subiaco Ephebe sculpture of a kneeling male figure with broken arms on a rectangular base.

Subiaco Ephebe

A headless marble youth frozen mid-stride in an archaic running pose.

 Bassae Frieze marble relief panels showing draped figures, a deer-like animal, and a centaur in a battle scene.

Bassae Frieze

High relief marble panels showing Greeks battling centaurs and Amazons.

 Cancelleria Reliefs showing a carved marble procession of armed and robed Roman figures.

Cancelleria Reliefs

Two marble relief ensembles with controversial interpretations and imperial revisions.

 Viterbo Rooster, a dark bird-shaped vessel with etched feather patterns and an inscription around the lower body.

Viterbo Rooster

A black bucchero vessel used as an ink container and inscribed with an early alphabet.

 Maraş lion stone sculpture with an open mouth, carved in low relief and set on a brick pedestal.

Maraş lion

Basalt lion sculpture with a hieroglyphic inscription and Assyrian-influenced features.

 Crouching Venus, a white marble statue of a nude woman crouching with her hands raised to her hair.

Crouching Venus

A polished marble goddess shown drying her hair in a distinctive crouching pose.

 Trisomatos Typhon sculpture with three conjoined bearded male torsos and a coiled serpentine lower body.

Trisomatos Typhon

An archaic limestone figure preserving unusually abundant traces of color.

 Cycladic marble female figurine with folded arms and a long neck.

Kykladic Idol

A marble Bronze Age figurine with folded arms from the Cyclades.

 Double herm of Socrates and Seneca, with Seneca shown in profile and a second head partly visible behind him.

Double Herm of Socrates and Seneca

A Roman double portrait linking the two philosophers in a herm form.

 Tlaltecuhtli Monolith with a fanged mouth, elaborate headdress, and clawed limbs in reddish-brown stone.

Tlaltecuhtli Monolith

A massive Mexica sculpture of the earth deity, discovered in Mexico City.

 Pfalzfeld Obelisk with carved foliage patterns and three human faces on a stone column.

Pfalzfeld Obelisk

A carved sandstone funerary monument from the Celtic Iron Age.

 Upper body of a Ptolemaic king statue in dark stone, wearing an Egyptian headcloth and kilt with broken arms.

Ptolemaic King

A fragmentary royal figure in black basalt with a serene, youthful face.

 Sassanian horse head sculpture with ornate metal detailing, shown in profile facing left.

Sassanian Horse Head

A gilded silver horse head created by craftsmen of the Sasanian Empire.

 Hermes Criophorus marble statue with a ram beside his leg

Hermes Criophorus

A nude Hermes carries a ram, rendered in pentelic marble with graceful contrapposto.

 Disk of Mictlāntēcutli stone sculpture with a skull-like face and semicircular ribbed frame in a museum display.

Disk of Mictlāntēcutli

A carved stone face of death, framed by a possible folded-paper halo.

 Unfinished head of Nefertiti with closed eyes and a rough top edge.

Unfinished Head of Nefertiti

A limestone portrait of the queen in her youth, discovered in 1912.

 Grave stele relief of a youthful male figure in profile holding a staff against a red background.

Grave Stele

A partially preserved archaic tomb marker showing a youthful athlete in calm profile.

 Hattusa Green Stone resting on light gravel beside a rough stone wall and grass

Hattusa Green Stone

A mysterious green stone block in Hattusa’s Great Temple remains unexplained.

 Weathered stone Sam\'al lion sculpture with an open mouth and carved mane

Sam'al lions

Ancient gateway lions, partly recarved and set at right angles to each other.

 Historical black-and-white diagram of the Newark Earthworks showing geometric enclosures, circular mounds, and connecting lines.

Newark Earthworks

A vast pre-Columbian earthwork complex with monumental enclosures.

 Bronze head of Hypnos with a green patina, serene face, and a wing extending from one side.

Head of Hypnos

A winged bronze head with lowered face, tied hair, and a tranquil expression.

 Greenish-blue statue of Queen Tiye wearing a tall ornate headdress and long textured garment, holding objects in both hands.

Queen Tiye

A refined royal figure with a pleated dress, wig, and insignia of queenship.

 Artemis Diadoumena marble statuette with braided hair and draped garments, missing part of the left arm.

Artemis Diadoumena

A gracefully posed Hellenistic figure with braided hair and a richly draped mantle.

 Stone relief of a horse from the Six Steeds of Zhao Mausoleum, shown in profile with its head raised and a harness visible.

Six Steeds of Zhao Mausoleum

Six limestone reliefs portraying Emperor Taizong’s prized battle horses.

 Headless statue of Napir-Asu with hands clasped at the waist and an intricately decorated long garment.

Napir-Asu

A near life-size royal statue with folded hands, rich decoration, and a curse inscription.

 Apoxyomenos, a full-length marble statue of a nude male figure with his arms bent across his chest in a museum gallery.

Apoxyomenos

An athlete pauses to scrape sweat and dust from his body.

 Damaged white marble statue of Armed Aphrodite with a bowed head and one arm missing.

Armed Aphrodite

A Roman marble figure of the warlike aspect of Aphrodite, with notable damage.

 Pan and Daphne marble sculpture showing a bearded, horned figure embracing a nude youth holding a small musical instrument.

Pan and Daphne

A marble group showing Pan teaching a shy shepherd to play the flute.

 White marble bust of Philip the Arab with short textured hair and a serious expression.

Bust of Philip the Arab

A strongly characterised imperial portrait with severe, expressive facial features.

 Broken stone relief of the Acrobat from Osuna showing a male figure playing a horn.

Acrobat from Osuna

A man in a dramatic acrobatic pose, likely linked to a funerary rite.