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Decorated stele with the personification of a river

Bronze copy of a statue by Calamis representing a female figure holding a drape. The statue was discovered with four similar others in the southwest colonnade of the Villa dei Papiri’s rectangular peristyle between April 1754 and October 1756. They…

Bronze bust of a philosopher, maybe Democritus. Roman copy after a late Hellenistic original.

Venus or Aphrodite Cnydia, This statue represents the first example of a Goddess depicted naked. Roman copy of Praxiteles. The original finding spot is unknown, but it was formerly located in n the Palazzo Colonna in Rome.

Bronze bust of a philosopher doubtfully identified as Heraclitus. Roman copy after a late Hellenistic original.

Decorated stele depicting a sitting man with cows and a cherub.

Relief depicting a public sacrifice scene.

Male statue probably depicting a god

Cylindrical altar of Dionysus decorated with Satyr masks and garlands.

Grave stele of Ameinocleia. The woman is represented on the right, wearing a veil, with two servants. From the Piraeus.

Marble statue of Artemis from Pompeii. The goddess is represented in an archaic style, with her left foot advanced and arms lowered. She wears a short-sleeved, long chiton with mantle The strap of her quiver crosses her chest. She has a…

Fragmentary stele with the head oh an ephebe in profile. From the Dipylon necropolis.

Fragmentary portrait of a woman.

Fragment of a marble replica of the shield of Athena Parthenos. The exterior of Athena's shield showed the battle between Greeks and Amazons, and the interior, the battle between Gods and Giants. On this small- scale replica shelf the battle with the…

Funerary stele of Aristion. At the top of the base is an inscription, giving the name of the deceased in the genitive. He is depicted as a soldier in profile, facing right. He wears a short chiton under a corselet. The stele was originally painted.…

Fragmentary relief with a harvest scene

Fragmentary relief with a harvest scene

Decorated relief depicting a reclined man holding a paten and a sitting woman in front of him.

Male bust

Relief with war scene and geometric motives