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Marble calyx-krater with reliefs of maidens and dancing maenads
Image by New York Metropolitan Museum of Art

Marble calyx-krater with reliefs of maidens and dancing maenads

"The peristyle courtyards and gardens of the villas belonging to wealthy Romans were filled with fountains, sculpture, and monumental ornaments such as this vase. Many of these decorative works were eclectic combinations of shapes and motifs...
Detail of marble-work
Image by C Ludwig

Detail of marble-work

Located in the Forum Romanum, the picture illustrates a broken piece of marble and the wonderfully preserved condition of the stonemason's handiwork. Not sure where this piece came from originally but its remains were located in the vicinity...
Greek Marble Comedy Mask
Image by Mark Cartwright

Greek Marble Comedy Mask

A stone version of a mask used in Greek comic theatre. Contorted features were typical in theatre masks and this one represents a slave. Pentellic marble (2nd century BCE). Found in Athens near the Dipylon Gate (National Archaeological Museum...
Roman Marble Plaque Showing a Birth Scene
Image by The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Roman Marble Plaque Showing a Birth Scene

Marble plaque depicting a 'parturition', or birthing scene, excavated in Ostia, Italy, c. 400 BCE to 300 CE. Such scenes eased the fears of expectant mothers by depicting positive birthing images. During this time, midwives were female...
Colossal Marble Head of Hadrian from Sagalassos
Image by Carole Raddato

Colossal Marble Head of Hadrian from Sagalassos

The head of the colossal marble statue of Hadrian was found at the Sagalassos Roman Baths complex in 2007 and is now exhibited at the Burdur Museum.
Alexander the Great, Marble Head
Image by Carole Raddato

Alexander the Great, Marble Head

Marble portrait of Alexander the Great, 2nd-1st century BCE, said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. (British Museum, London)
Germanicus Marble Bust
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Germanicus Marble Bust

Marble head of Germanicus, found in 1844 in the heart of the city of Beziers (France) where the ancient Forum of Colonia Julia Baeterrae Septimanorum stood. Ca. 14-23 CE. Now in Musée Saint-Raymond, Toulouse.
Persephone, Demeter, & Pluto Marble Plaque, Tegea.
Image by Dan Diffendale

Persephone, Demeter, & Pluto Marble Plaque, Tegea.

A marble plaque from Tegea depicting Pluto, Demeter and Persephone with worshippers. 4th-3rd century BCE. (National Archaeological Musem, Athens)
Osiris Marble Statue
Image by Mark Cartwright

Osiris Marble Statue

A 2nd century CE Roman marble statue of the Egyptian god Osiris. (Palazzo Altemps, Rome)
Scylla Marble Statue
Image by Carole Raddato

Scylla Marble Statue

Marble statue of Scylla, a monstrous sea goddess who haunted the rocks of a narrow strait opposite the whirlpool daemon Charybdis (Kharybdis). Ships that sailed too close to her rocks would lose six men to her ravenous, darting heads. The...
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