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Archaistic Caryatid from Tralles
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Archaistic Caryatid from Tralles

Statue in the form of a Caryatid in the Archaistic Style shows a standing woman. The right arm hangs by her side and holds her himation. The left arm is raised (the distal part is now lost) as if she intends to carry...
Statue of Cornelia Antonia from Antioch of Pisidia
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Statue of Cornelia Antonia from Antioch of Pisidia

The woman, whose name was inscribed on the plinth as Cornelia Antonia, wears a long and voluminous chiton with a large himation, covering the entire body and falling down onto the plinth. Although the...
Funerary Relief from Palmyra of a Woman and Daughter
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Funerary Relief from Palmyra of a Woman and Daughter

This relief depicts an older woman with her daughter. They are set in a line, represented frontally, stiff, and lifeless. Both of them wear turbans and headbands. At their temples, long strands of...
Bust of a Woman from Palmyra
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Bust of a Woman from Palmyra

The Aramaic inscription on this limestone bust of a woman reads "Attai daughter of El'a". The woman wears a Greek chiton, From a funerary relief at Palmyra, modern-day Homs Governorate, Syria. Circa 50-150 CE. (The British...
Nike & Chariot Cameo
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Nike & Chariot Cameo

This sardonyx cameo depicts Nike (Victory). The winged goddess wears a long chiton and drives a 4-horse chariot. Skillful Roman cameo-carvers exploited the tonal contrast of some stones. This could be a simple 2-tone contrast...
Jewelled Lady Mummy Portrait from Hawara
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Jewelled Lady Mummy Portrait from Hawara

Mummy portrait of a young woman, from Hawara cemetery, Egypt, 1st-2nd centuries CE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL). The...
Mummy Mask from Early Roman Egypt
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Mummy Mask from Early Roman Egypt

Stucco on linen mummy mask of a woman dating to the early Roman period, beginning of the 1st century CE. The headdress, earrings, two necklaces, rings, and bracelets were prominently imitated. The black curly hair...
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