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  • Period: Classical Antiquity

Found 26 sculptures.

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 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

 Ludovisi Gaul sculpture with a muscular warrior raising a sword over his head beside a fallen figure.

Ludovisi Gaul

A dramatic warrior group capturing despair, sacrifice, and violent motion.

 Draped statue of Athena wearing a helmet, standing on a dark pedestal in a recessed arched alcove.

Athena and Marsyas

A nearly life-size bronze group showing a goddess and a satyr reaching for the aulos.

 Laocoön and His Sons marble sculpture showing three figures entwined by serpents.

Laocoön and His Sons

A dramatic marble group showing a father and two sons in deadly struggle.

 White marble Wrestlers sculpture showing two nude male figures in a wrestling match, one pinning the other to the ground.

Wrestlers

A tense athletic struggle with one fighter pinning the other to the ground.

 The Lion of Babylon stone sculpture resting on a base beneath a clear blue sky.

Lion of Babylon

Ancient basalt lion sculpture with a human figure beneath it.

 White marble Horse Tamers sculpture with a muscular figure beside a rearing horse on a stone pedestal.

Horse Tamers

A colossal pair of ancient statues long associated with Castor and Pollux.

 The Riace bronzes displayed on white pedestals in a brightly lit museum hall.

Riace bronzes

Two full-size bronze warriors that reveal remarkable ancient Greek craftsmanship.

 Marble sculpture of Aphrodite, Pan and Eros, with a nude woman resisting Pan as Eros pushes him away.

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros

A witty marble group showing desire, resistance, and playful intervention.