Red porphyry sarcophagus which is believed to have held the remains of Helena, mother of Constantine the Great. On the coffin there are some soldiers on horseback and barbarian prisoners. On the lid of the sarcophagus cupids and victories hold…
Sculptural group known as "Gaul Killing Himself and His Wife ( "The Galatian Suicide"). The Gallic man depicted plunging a sword into his breast, looking backwards while he supports a dying woman. Roman copy after an hellenistic original.The…
Statue of Meleager depicted as a victorious huntsman with his hunting dog sits on his right, and on his left the head of the Calydonian boar which he has just killed. He has a cloak wrapped around his arm.The finding spot is uncertain, between Porta…
Colossal group of Dionysus and Satyr. On the right, a panther with a paw on a cornucopia. Roman copy of a Greek Hellenistic original. The sculpture was discovered in the 16th century in Rome, on the Quirinal Hill at the time foundations were being…
So-called Knöchelspielerin, a girl playing with an astragalus. Roman copy after a Hellenistic original. The statue was found in Rome, on the Caelius in 1730.
Grave stele of the cavalryman, Dexileos. He is depicted riding a horse, charging a Spartan enemy, probably during the Battle of Nemea (Corinthian War). Dexileos wears a chiton, chlamys, and petasos. The enemy, completely naked, is seen in the frontal…