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Aphrodite
Image by Mark Cartwright

Aphrodite

A Parian marble statue of Aphrodite, from Baiai in southern Italy. 2nd century CE copy of a Greek original of the 4th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
Minotaur
Image by Mark Cartwright

Minotaur

A marble sculpture of the Minotaur. A Roman copy of a Greek original by Myron. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
Greek Wrestlers
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Greek Wrestlers

A relief from a funerary kouros base depicting two Greek wrestlers, one of the sports at such events as the Olympic Games at Olympia. c. 510 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
Vapheio Cup
Image by Mark Cartwright

Vapheio Cup

One of two gold Mycenaean cups from the Vapheio tholos tomb, Lakonia, 15th century BCE. The cups show relief scenes of capturing bulls. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
Bronze Artemis
Image by Mark Cartwright

Bronze Artemis

A bronze statue of Artemis attributed to the sculptor Euphranor, mid-4th century BCE. (Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, Athens).
Warrior & Amazon
Image by Mark Cartwright

Warrior & Amazon

A plaque relief depicting a Greek pursuing an Amazon. Part of a pair of duplicate relief slabs. 2nd-century CE Roman copies of scenes from the shield of Athena on the Athena Parthenos statue by Pheidias in the Parthenon. Archaeological Museum...
The Antikythera Youth
Image by Mark Cartwright

The Antikythera Youth

The bronze statue known as the Antikythera Youth. Found in the seas off Antikythera, the statue dates to c. 340 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens).
Statuette of a Lar
Image by Carole Raddato

Statuette of a Lar

Bronze statuette of a Lar holding a cornucopia, 1st century CE. (National Archaeological Museum of Spain, Madrid) The lar familiaris was a household deity that protected the members of the family, ensuring their health and prosperity.
Statue of Silvanus
Image by Carole Raddato

Statue of Silvanus

Statue of Silvanus, Roman god of woods and wild fields, 1st century CE. (National Archaeological Museum of Spain, Madrid) As fertility god he is the protector of herds and cattle and is associated with Faunus. He shows many similarities...
Atlas
Image by Ricardo André Frantz

Atlas

The Titan Atlas, from the facade of the Old Customs Building in Porto Alegre, Brasil, 2007 CE.
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