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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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 Hermes of Aegium, a light-colored marble statue of a nude male figure with a draped cloth over one shoulder and arm, standing against a dark red background.

Hermes of Aegium

A nearly intact marble figure of Hermes in a classic contrapposto pose.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.