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empressCapitoline museums
I can't remember who it is - maybe Herennia EtruscillaJ. B.Mar 20, 2010
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Alexander SeverusCapitoline museums
I'm not 100% sure that it's Alexander Severus.J. B.Mar 20, 2010
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Gordian IIICapitoline museumsJ. B.Mar 20, 2010
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Commodus as HerculesCapitoline museumsJ. B.Mar 20, 2010
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Hermes with infant Dionysosmuseum in OlympiaJ. B.Feb 26, 2010
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Neromuseum in KorinthJ. B.Feb 26, 2010
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PeafowlVatican museums
animal of Juno ~ HeraJ. B.Feb 17, 2010
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Octavianus AugustusVatican museumsJ. B.Feb 17, 2010
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Marcus AureliusCapitoline museums
this statue survived because in Christian times Romans thought it's statue of Constantine I.J. B.Feb 17, 2010
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HerculesCapitoline museumsJ. B.Feb 17, 2010
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Head of ConstantinusCapitoline museumsJ. B.Feb 17, 2010
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Titusexposition in curiaJ. B.Feb 17, 2010
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Nilus Nilus and his attributes: sphinx, crocodile, cornucopiae
Vatican MuseumsJ. B.Feb 12, 2010
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Tiber or other rivergodCapitoline MuseumsJ. B.Feb 12, 2010
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Capitoline WolfCapitoline Museums
It seems it's from 13th century - not etruscan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She-Wolf_of_the_CapitolJ. B.Feb 12, 2010
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Titus and VespasianusExposition inside Curia in Roman forum
built by Julius Caesar 44 BC
converted to church in 630 ADJ. B.Feb 12, 2010
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Ganymed of LeocharesGanymedes carried off by the eagle. Marble, Roman copy after a bronze original from ca. 325 BC. Galleria dei Candelabri, Musei Vaticani/Rome. Depicted at least on one coin of Dardanos/Troas.
JochenJan 22, 2010
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Mithras slaying the BullFamous statue in the Musei Vaticani. But I couldn't find any information about its origin.
'Today the Vatican stands where the last sacrament of the Phrygian taurobolium was celebrated.'
( S. Angus, The Mystery Religions, p235)
JochenJan 22, 2010
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Colossal statue of the river NileThe new wing of the Vatican Museums, Museo Pio-Clementine, is home to Colossus of the Nile the river god, identified by the sphinxes and crocodiles, is represented as a dispenser of blessings. The 16 boys are thought to be an allusion to the number of cubits the level of the Nile rises when it floods, fertilizing the region which it crosses. The reliefs on the base represent life on the banks of the river. It is a 1st century A.D. Roman work most likely based on a Hellenistic original. JochenJan 22, 2010
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Hermes Bearing the Infant DionysosHermes bearing the infant Dionysos, made by Praxiteles, around 364 BC. Hellenistic marble copy, now in the Archaeological Museum of Olympia/Greece. Depicted on a coin from Philippopolis.
JochenJan 22, 2010
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Serapis of BryaxisRoman marble copy of the head of Serapis from the Serapeion in Alexandria made by Bryaxis, flourishing 400-350 BC. Now in the Museo Pio-Clementino, Vaticane/Rome.
JochenJan 22, 2010
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Tyche of AntiochLate Roman marble copy of the original Greek bronze cultic statue by Eutychides of Sicyon. Located in the Vatican Museum (Galleria dei Candelabri).Abu GalyonOct 22, 2009
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The British museum - Nereid monumentTetrastyl temple in ionic styl built by pieces from Xanthos in Lycia.
J. B.Jul 01, 2009
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museum in Olympia - Zeus throwing lightning J. B.Jun 24, 2009
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Corinthian helmetsMuseum - Olympia J. B.Jun 10, 2009
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CommodusAgain Commodus portrayed as HerculesJay GT4Oct 28, 2008
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Constantine the GreatMarble head of Constantine the Great at the Musei Capitolini in RomeJay GT4Oct 28, 2008
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VespasianBust of the Emperor Vespasian in the Museo Nazionale NapoliJay GT4Oct 28, 2008
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Commodus as HerculesThis magnificent statue depicts the Emperor Commodus as Hercules. Currently on display at the Musei Capitolini in Rome. Commodus also minted coins with him as Hercules.Jay GT4Sep 21, 2008
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Remus and Romulus with the she-wolfThe symbol of Rome this is an Etruscan bronze currently on display at the Musei Capitolini in Rome.Jay GT4Sep 21, 2008
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Bust of Marcus Aurelius from the British museumareichDec 11, 2006
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Bust of Lucius Verus from the British museumareichDec 11, 2006
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Bust of Antoninus Pius from the British museumareichDec 09, 2006
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Bust of Trajan from the British museumareichDec 09, 2006
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Ariadne and BacchusAriadne and Bacchus in the British MuseumBacchusApr 05, 2006
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AphroditeMarble statue of a naked Aphrodite crouching at her bathBacchusApr 05, 2006
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Victory - British MuseumA small bronze Victory - 1st CenturyBacchusMar 31, 2006
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Greek Youth - British MuseumGreek statue of a youth with a 'bowl' haircutBacchusMar 31, 2006
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ApolloFrom the Temple of Apollo at Cyrene in modern LibyaBacchusMar 21, 2006
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Bronze Cupid 2nd Century British MuseumBacchusMar 21, 2006
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