Marble Collection (page 20)

Hadrian, Roman Emperor from 117. Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus) (76-138) founded the city of Antinopolis in Egypt. His reign was also notable for the construction of the fortified wall that bears

Hippocrates of Cos, Ancient Greek physician. Hippocrates (c460-377 BC) is known as the father of medicine. Portrait bust, from the Louvre, Paris

Mithras, ancient Persian god of light and ruler of the Universe, slaying the bull, 100-150. Roman marble sculpture. From the Kunsthistorische Museum, Vienna

Bust of Seleucus I Nicator, Macedonian general, c4th-3rd century BC. Seleucus (c358-280 BC) accompanied Alexander the Great on his conquests

Bust of Marcus Annaeus Seneca, the Elder (c55 BC-40 AD), Roman Rhetorician, c1st century

Atlas holding the universe on his shoulders. Statue in the Royal Palace, Amsterdam

Statue of Artemis, Greek goddess of hunting. Artemis was known as Diana in the Roman pantheon

Greek statue of a male torso, 5th century BC

Roman copy of a Greek statue of a male torso

Marble portrait bust of Perikles, Athenian statesman (c490-429 BC), Roman, 2nd century BC. Perikles (Pericles) led the democracy of Athens at the height of the citys power and influence

Rape of the Sabine women. Marble statue from Florence. According to Plutarch, Romulus, the founder of Rome, invited members of the ancient Italic tribe of the Sabini to a feast

Venus de Milo, c130-120 BC. Artist: Alexandros of Antioch
Venus de Milo. this Parian marble statue of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love was discovered in 1820 on the island of Melos in the Aegean

Diana / Artemis, goddess of hunting
Diana/Artemis, goddess of hunting. Marble statue of the goddess of hunting, known to the Ancient Greeks as Artemis and to the Romans as Diana

Detail of the Elgin Marbles, 5th century BC. Artist: Phidias
Detail of the Elgin Marbles, showing the Panathenaic procession and a sacrificial animal. From the British Museums collection, 5th century BC

Detail of the Elgin Marbles, 5th century BC
Detail of the Elgin Marbles, showing the Panathenaic procession. There is a theory that the number of riders are the same as the number of men who fell at Marathon

Hadrian (76-138), Roman marble bust
Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus) 76-138. Roman bust found in Athens. Marble. Roman Emperor from 117. Photograph

Greek Games from a marble relic, c490 BC. Artist: Themistocles
Greek Games from a marble relic, c490 BC. Re-used in the wall built by Themistocles in 479 BC. To defend Athens. National Museum. Athens

Greek relief, Agamemnon seated left with Talthybis and Epeios, c5th century BC. Fragment of a relief, maybe the armrest from the throne of a cult statue

Hermes. Greek relief from Thasos, Greece, c470 BC. Relief of the Passage of Theori, from the agora of Thasos. Thasian marble with traces of polychromy

Avenue of Lions, Delos, c600BC. The Terrace of the Lions, also dedicated to Apollo by the people of Naxos shortly before 600 BCE

Sarcophagus woman holds bust of husband, c100-c110. Funerary monument, of white marble. Held at British Museum

Marble carving of formalised lily, Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 17th century. Photograph

Marble lions at Delos in Greece, 7th century BC

Marble lion at Delos in Greece, 7th century BC

Marble votive relief of a Hero Rider from the Cyclades
Hellenistic marble votive relief of a Hero Rider, showing snakes at a sacrifical altar, originally from Amorgos in the Cyclades, now at the Archaeological Museum at Syros

Portrait on the marble lid of a Roman sarcophagus, 1st century BC
Portrait on the marble lid of a Roman sarcophagus from the Via Laurentina in Rome, from in the National Museums collection in Rome, 1st century BC

Roman marble relief of a bakers oven and corn mill
Roman marble relief of a bakers oven (above) and horse-driven corn mill (below)

Marble statue of the Roman emperor Nero, 1st century
Statue of the Roman emperor Nero (15 December 37 - 9 June 68), wearing a toga, 1st century

Roman marble relief of dramatic masks, from the Capitoline Museums collection in Rome

Marble bust of the Athenian statesman Pericles, 5th century BC
Marble bust of Pericles (c. 495 -429 BC) from the Vatican Museums collection, 5th century BC

Cycladic marble vase, 26th century BC

Byzantine depiction of Daniel in the lions den, 5th century
Byzantine depiction of Daniel in the lions den from a marble chest, at the Cathedral Museum in Ravenna, 5th century

Roman painting on marble of ladies playing knucklebones
Roman painting on marble of Niobes daughters playing knucklebones, from Pompeii. Now in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples

Marble Roman slab of the Fox and Grapes
Marble Roman slab of the Aesop of the Fox and Grapes from Old Corinth in Greece

Greek sculpture known as the Moscophorus, 6th century BC
The Moscophorus ( calf-bearer ). He is carrying an offering to Athena. from the Acropolis Museums collection in Athens, 6th century BC

Stele of a hoplite known as Aristion. Artist: Aristokles
Stele of Aristion, a hoplite, by Aristokles. In the National Museum in Athens

Marble fragment of a lions head gargoyle, 5th century BC
Marble fragment of a lions head gargoyle, from the temple of Athena of Pisistratides. Now from the Acropolis Museums collection in Athens, 5th century BC

Sculpture of Moses from the Chapter House of St Marys Abbey, York. He carries the Law tablets and a staff around which twists the brazen serpent. His horns follow St. Jeromes mistranslation of Exodus

Bust of Antonia
A marble bust of Antonia, the younger daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia, and mother of Roman emperor Claudius, currently at Rabat Museum, Malta

Marble head of a youth from the north wing of the Royal palace at Fishbourne, Sussex

Marble bust of Nero, Roman, c54. Artist: Nero
Marble bust of Nero, Roman, c54

Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1632-1654. The great marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan (1592-1666), Mughal emperor, for his wife Arjumand Banu Begam (d1631) called Mumtaz Mahal (Favourite of the Palace)

Marble altarpieces of saints. From left to right: St Anne holding her daughter Virgin Mary; St Catherine of Alexandria (d307); St Margaret standing on the Devil who visited her in prison

Statue of Thalia, Muse of Comedy. Roman, after a Greek model of 3rd-2nd century BC. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait bust of Alexander the Great. Carved marble head of Alexander the Great (356 BC-323 BC) wearing lion head-dress. He was Alexander III of Macedon from 336 BC

Statue of Polyhymnia, Muse of Sacred Song, Oratory, and Singing. Roman, after a Greek model of the mid 4th century BC. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Double herm of Dionysus and Heracles. Roman, remodelled in modern times. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Statue of Apollo, Roman, 1st century, restored in the 18th century. Apollo was the Ancient Greek and Roman God of the Sun and Patron of the Fine Arts

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