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Ornamental elements representing two Gorgon heads, terracotta
Etruscan Art - Cerveteri (Rome province) - 6th century b.C. Ornamental Gorgon heads

Fragment of frieze showing group of musicians
A group of flute and kithara players. They are wearing musicians clothing. One kithara player is facing the viewer, thus breaking the uniformity of the procession

Had of orator Demosthenes
Portrait head of the orator Demosthenes. Pentelic marble. Found in the National Garden, Athens. The head belonged to a statue of Demosthenes, a Roman copy of an original by the sculptor Polyeuktos

Part of relief from Parthenon of Athens
Accounts of the treasurers of the goddess Athena for 377-375 BC part of a relief from the Temple of the Parthenon, Athens Greece

Frieze showing chariot horses
Galloping chariot horses.5th Century BC frieze from the Parthenon, Athens, Greece

Fragment of frieze showing dignitary
A marshal is wearing a himation which has slipped to exposit his well-built body. He moves suddenly in an attempt to prevent the horses from running into the group of elderly men progressing slowly

Wall painting fragments with showing wild-boar hunt
Wall painting fragments with a representation of a wild-boar hunt. Two women in a chariot watch the hounds attack a wounded prey in the forest. From the later Tiryns palace

Greece, Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon Temple
The Parthenon temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their virgin patron

Account of construction of the Parthenon
Account of the supervisors for construction of the Parthenon, Athens, Greece 447/6-433/2 BC

Fragment of frieze showing hoplite-athlete
The hoplite-athlete has descended from the chariot and is standing on a rock. The chariot has reached its destination and the charioteers long chiton with bands tied across wise to facilitate

Wall painting fragments with showing wild-boar hunt
Wall painting fragments with a representation of a wild-boar hunt. Two women in a chariot watch the hounds attack a wounded prey in the forest. From the later Tiryns palace

Head of Alexander the Great
Head of alexander the great, circa 300 BC, wearing the lions pelt, a common iconographic feature in depictions of the young king, hinting at his mythical descent from the hero Heracles

Head of Eubouleus. Marble. Found in Athens. The head depicts a mythical, chthonic hero of Eleusis. Work of the 2nd c. AD that copies the head

Head of philosopher
Portrait head from a statue of a philosopher. Bronze. Found on the Antikythera shipwreck. The head with the tousled hair, the luxuriant beard

Mosaic depicting woman donor
Part of a mosaic with a depiction of a woman donor at the feet of crucified Christ. probably from Italy, late 7th-early 8th century

Torso of marble statue of child, 4th century BC
Torso of a marble statue of a child holding a bird (possibly a pigeon) in its right hand, while the left secures the himation. 4th century BC

Marble statuette of Aphrodite, 2nd century BC
Marble statuette of Aphrodite. From Athens, 2nd c BC The goddess wears a himation only over the lower body and leans against the cavern of a rock, behind which appears Eros

Marble unfinished kouros torso, from Naxian workshop 565-560. The kouros type dominated Greek art of the Archaic period, representing young male aristocrats whose athletic physique underlines their

Frieze depicting men and chariot horses
Behind the chariot horses stands a cloaked marshal who turns his head to look behind him. It is possible to discern part of the charioteer and the apobates as he prepares to leap to the ground

Marble torso of a statue of Pan, 4th century BC
Marble torso of a statue of Pan. Roman period 4th century BC

Parthenon frieze depicting Lapith fighting centaur
A Lapith fighting a Centaur.Parthenon Frieze; Athens

Parthenon Frieze depicting men with bulls
Three men with short curly hair and wearing himatia lead two more bulls. The second bull is resisting, but he is restrained by a rope (once shown in paint) held by one of the men

Parthenon Frieze depicting Centaur
A Centaur trampling a dead Lapith, Parthenon Frieze; Athens

Parthenon frieze depicting men with chariot
Parthenon frieze:The apobates has descended from the chariot and is standing on a rock. The chariot has reached its destination and the charioteer leans back as he pulls hard on the reigns

Parthenon frieze depicting men with sacrificial bulls
Parthenon frieze:Three men wrapped tightly in their himatia lead two sacrificial bulls

Parthenon frieze depicting centaur fighting Lapith
A centaur fighting a Lapith. Parthenon frieze:

Parthenon frieze depicting winged goddess, Zeus, Hera
Parthenon frieze: A young winged goddess, Iris or Hebe, messenger of the diving couple Zeus and Hera, stands next to Hera turning toward the procession

Detail from Parthenon friezes
Detail from the Parthenon friezes at the Parthenon/Acropolis museum, Athens

Parts of Parthenon frieze
Next to the charioteer the apobates (hoplite-athlete) with a chiton and shield holds onto the chariot rail as he prepares to leap off

Parthenon frieze depicting women leading rams
Three youths wearing himatia lead four rams. Two are conversing while resting one hand on the back of the animals they are leading to sacrifice

Fragment of frieze representing religious procession
At the right of the east frieze the north part of the procession comes to an end with two marshals, the first receiving two women and the second receiving another two clad in pepios

Greek frieze depicting procession
At the right of the east frieze the north part of the procession comes to an end with two marshals, the first receiving two women and the second receiving another two and clad in peplos

La Donna Della Finestra, by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) La Donna Della Finestra 1881 oil on Canvas. The model was Jane Morris and the work is dated 1870. The subject is Dantes poem Vita Nuova

Egypt, Thebes, Ruins of the Great Colossus of Memnon, by David Roberts, 1848, engraving
Egypt, 19th century. Thebes, the ruins of the Great Colossus of Memnon. Engraving by David Roberts, 1848

Egypt, Pillared Hall of the Temple of Karnak, by David Roberts, 1848, engraving
Egypt, 19th century. Pillared Hall of the Temple of Karnak. Engraving by David Roberts, 1848

Map of Chiquatzin, Tecuihtli territory, Mexico
Cartography, Mexico, 16th century. Map of the Chiquatzin Tecuihtli territory

Deer bone, from Liguria Region, Italy
Fossils - Deer bone. From Liguria Region

Male torso statue, from Atessa, Province of Chieti, Italy
Italic civilizations, Piceni, 9th century b.C. Male torso statue, from Atessa, province of Chieti

Fragment of sculpture representing leg, from Caverna (cave) della Pollera, Finale Ligure, province of Savona
Prehistory, Italy. Fragment of a sculpture representing a leg. From the Caverna (cave) della Pollera, Finale Ligure, province of Savona

Clay figurine of animal, from Monte Venera, Province of Reggio Emilia, Italy
Prehistory, Italy, Bronze Age. Terramare culture. Clay figurine of an animal. From Monte Venera, province of Reggio Emilia

Male anthropomorphic statue-stele, type C, called Filetto I, with depiction of dagger
Prehistory, Italy, 3rd millennium b.C. Male anthropomorphic statue-stele, type C, called Filetto I, with depiction of a dagger. From the Val di Magra in Lunigiana (Liguria-Tuscany Region)

Fragment of sculpture representing female bust, from Caverna (cave) delle Arene Candide, Finale Ligure
Prehistory, Italy. Fragment of a sculpture representing a female bust. From the Caverna (cave) delle Arene Candide, Finale Ligure, province of Savona

Fragments of gold diadem
Celtic civilization, Italy, 6th century b.C. Fragments of a gold diadem

Bronze disk, from Montebelluna, province of Treviso
Italic civilizations, Paleo-Venetians, 4th century b.C. Bronze disk. From Montebelluna, province of Treviso

Tabella defixionum, curse tablet in lead with spell inscribed, from amphitheater at Augusta Treverorum (Trier)
Gallo-Roman civilization, 2nd-3rd century. Tabella defixionum, curse tablet in lead with a spell inscribed. From the amphitheater at Augusta Treverorum (Trier)

Fragment of wicker basket, from Castione Marchesi, province of Parma
Prehistory, Italy. Fragment of a wicker basket. From Castione Marchesi, province of Parma

Prehistoric helmet
Celtic civilization, Italy, 6th century b.C. Helmet

Fragment of hippopotamus mandible and tusk; hyena mandible, from Liguria Region, Italy
Fossils - Fragment of hippopotamus mandible and tusk; hyena mandible. From Liguria Region

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