Marble Collection (page 19)

Romanised statue of Isis, the Egyptian goddess. From the Capitoline Museums collection in Rome

Statue of the dog-headed Romano-Egyptian god Anubis
Statue of Anubis, a Romanised Egyptian deity. This is from Hadrians villa in Tivoli, Italy, now from the Vatican Museums collections collection

Head of a Roman Lady, 1st century
Head of a Roman Lady of the Flavian period with an elaborate hairstyle. from the Capitoline Museums collection in Rome, 1st century

Detail from an ivory diptych of men fighting lions, 6th century
Detail from an ivory diptych of men fighting lions at the games. From Constantinople, and currently at the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, 6th century

A muncipal magistrates statue, 4th century
A muncipal magistrates statue from Aphrodisias in Turkey, from the Istanbul Archaeological Museums collection, 4th century

Detail of a sarcophagus showing a Roman officer
Detail of a Roman sarcophagus from Turkey showing a Roman officer, from Istanbul Archaeological Museum

Bust of Octavian / Augustus
Bust of Octavian/Augustus (63 BC-14 AD), the first Roman emperor

Sculpure of Apollo Sauroctone (Apollo the lizard-slayer). Artist: Praxiteles
Sculture of Apollo Sauroctone (Apollo the lizard-slayer): a marble replica after a bronze original made by the famous sculptor Praxiteles

The Venus de Milo, 2nd century BC. Artist: Alexandros of Antioch
A statue of Venus, from Melos. From the Louvres collection, 2nd century BC

Greek terracotta statuette of an ephedrismos group, 3rd century BC
The two girls in this statuette are playing piggy-back as part of a ball-game. The statuette is probably either from Corinth or Tarenta, 3rd century BC

Roman replica of a Greek relief of Orpheus and Eurydice
A Roman replica of a classical Greek relief, showing from right to left Orpheus, Eurydice and Hermes. The names above the figures are incorrect and appear to have been added in medieval times

Bust of Alexander the Great, 4th century BC
Bust of Alexander the Great (356-322 BC), the Macedonian King who conquered half of the known world, 4th century BC

Bust of the Greek philosopher Chrysippus
A marble bust of Chrysippus (279-206 BC), the Greek philosopher of Stoic School, from the Louvres collection

Bust of the Greek philosopher Aristotle, 4th century BC
A marble bust of Aristotle (384-322 BC), a Greek Philsopher, from the Louvres collection, 4th century BC

Bust of Antiochus III of Syria, 3rd century BC
Bust of Antiochus III of Syria (241-187 BC) - a Roman Replica of a 3rd century BC bronze original. He fought against the Roman empire, but was ultimately defeated, 3rd century BC

Head of Ptolemy I Soter, 4th century BC
Head of Ptolemy I Soter (367-283 BC), from the Louvres collection. Ptolemy I was one of Alexander the Greats generals, who secured Egypt after the fracturing of his empire, 4th century BC

Head of the Diadumenos, 5th century BC
A replica of the head of the Diadumenos, or ribbon-tier, after a bronze by Polykleitos. From the Louvres collection, 5th century BC

Marble herm: satyr playing the plagiaulos / flute, Lazio, Rome, Italy, 1st Century. A statue of a satyr playing the flute/plaiaulos with the mouthpiece set at an angle to the pipe

Roman marble statue of Bacchus from Glouchestershire

The Flute Player, 25th century BC
Parian marble statuette of a Cycladic figure from Keros near Amorgos. From the National Museums Collection at Athens, 25th century BC

Statue of the winged Nike of Samothrace, 2nd century BC
Statue of the winged Nike of Samothrace, from the Louvres collection, 2nd century BC

Statue of a sleeping girl
A statue of a sleeping girl, possibly Ariadne. A Roman copy of a 2nd century BC Hellenistic original, from the Louvres collection

Statue of the three graces
A statue of the three graces. A Roman copy of a 2nd century BC original

The Richelieu Mercury, 2nd century
A statue of the Greek god Hermes. A Roman copy of a 4th century Greek original, from the Louvres collection, 2nd century

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman lawyer, orator and statesman. Portrait bust. Cicero (106-43 BC) is remembered as the greatest of Roman orators

Augustus Caesar, first Roman Emperor. Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 BC-14 AD) became one of a triumvirate of rulers after the death in 44 BC of Julius Caesar, his great-uncle

Demosthenes, Athenian orator and statesman. Marble bust of Demosthenes (384-322 BC), regarded as one of the greatest Ancient Greek orators

Epicurus (341-271BC), Ancient Greek philosopher. Portrait bust of Epicurus (341-271 BC), founder of the Epicurean school

Heliogabalus, Roman Emperor of the 3rd century. Emperor from 218, Heliogabalus (Elagabalus) (204-222) was murdered by praetorians in a palace revolution. Marble bust

Socrates, Greek philosopher. Roman copy of a lost Greek original of c370 BC. Socrates (469-399 BC) is considered to be the intellectual father of modern Western philosophy

Euripedes, Ancient Greek tragedian
Euripedes (c480-406) Greek tragedian. Portrait bust

Aeschines, Ancient Greek orator and statesman. Portrait bust of Aeschines (389-314 BC), who was a rival of Demosthenes in Athenian politics

Parthenon on the Acropolis, Athens, 5th century BC. The great temple of Athena, the patron goddess of Athens, begun in c445 BC

Aeschilus, Ancient Greek tragedian. Portrait bust of Aeschilus (c525-c456 BC), the father of Greek tragedy

Entrance to the Acropolis, Athens, 5th century BC. Known as the Propylaea, the monumental entrance to the Acropolis was designed by the architect Mnesikles under the direction of Pericles

Hermes, Greek god. Marble statue of Hermes (Mercury in the Roman pantheon), messenger of the gods, god of roads and travellers, holding his caduceus or heralds staff

Marble portrait bust said to be of Sophocles, Athenian writer of tragedies. Sophocles (c496-405 BC) was one of the great figures in Ancient Greek drama

Socrates, Ancient Greek philosopher. Marble portrait bust from the Archaeological Museum, Athens. Socrates (469-399 BC) is considered to be the intellectual father of modern Western philosophy

Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, Greece, 130
Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, Greece. Begun in 515 BC, the temple was not completed until the 2nd century AD, by the Roman Emperor Hadrian

Epicurus, Ancient Greek philosopher. Epicurus (341-271 BC) was the founder of the Epicurean school of philosophy. Portrait bust, a Roman copy of a lost Greek original of the 3rd or 2nd century BC

Scipio Africanus, Roman general. Publius Cornelius Africanus Scipio (236-183 BC) fought in the Second Punic War against Hannibal and the Carthaginians

Sacrificial procession of a bull preceded by trumpeters, 30-40. Relief from an altar of the Vicomagistri, the Roman organisation responsible for police and fire protection

Arch of Titus, Forum, Rome, c81. The arch commemorates the capture and sack of Jerusalem by the Roman emperor Titus (39-81) in 70 during the Jewish revolt against Roman rule

Hecate and giants, Roman relief. Hecate was the Greek goddess of the lower world, magic, ghosts and witchcraft. Honey, dogs and black lambs were offered to her at crossroads

Mithras, ancient Persian god of light. Statue of Mithras, who was adopted into the Roman pantheon in the 1st century BC, shown wearing the Phrygian cap

Valentinian II or Gratian, 4th century Roman Emperors. Head of a statue of Valentinian (371-392) or his half-brother Gratian (359-383)

Apollo with lyre. Roman marble statue. In the Greek pantheon, Apollo was the god of music, poetry, archery, prophecy and healing and sometimes identified with the Sun (Helios)

Julius Caesar, Roman soldier and statesman, 50 BC. Julius Caesar (c100-44 BC) was one of Romes most capable generals, as demonstrated by his conquest of Gaul in the 50s BC

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