Marble Collection (page 21)

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

Head of Asklepios. Roman, after a Greek model of the 4th century BC. Asklepios was the Ancient Greek God of medicine and healing. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, early 3rd century AD. Septimius Severus (146-211) was Emperor from 193 until his death

Portrait bust of the Roman Emperor Balbinus, second quarter of 3rd century. Balbinus (c165-238) was emperor together with Pupienus for three months in 238

Portrait bust of a Roman Commander General, c mid 2nd century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait bust of Lucilla, wife of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus, c160-c170. Lucilla (c148-182) was the daughter of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger

Roman portrait head of a boy, last quarter of 2nd century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Roman female portrait head, the so called Syrian Lady, third quarter of 2nd century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait of Lucius Verus, mid third quarter of 2nd century. Lucius Verus (130-169) was co-emperor of Rome with Marcus Aurelius from 161 until his death

Statue of Lucius Aelius, c mid 2nd century. Lucius Aelius (101-138) was the adopted son and chosen heir of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. He never became emperor as he died shortly before Hadrian

Statue of a Roman as a hero, 1st century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait bust of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, early 3rd century AD. Septimius Severus (146-211) was Emperor from 193 until his death

Portrait of Domitia Longina, wife of the Roman Emperor Domitian, late 1st century. The youngest daughter of the general and consul Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo

Portrait bust of a Roman, first half of 3rd century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait bust of the Roman Emperor Philip the Arab, c mid 3rd century. Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus, known as Philip the Arab (c204-249) was declared Emperor after the death of Gordian III

Statue of Antoninus Pius, third quarter of 2nd century. Antoninus Pius (86-161) was Roman Emperor from 138-161. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait of a youth, first half of 2nd century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Caryatid. Roman, after a Greek model of the 5th century BC. Caryatids were carved female figures used to fulfil the role of a column or pillar in Ancient Greek architecture

Portrait of Cornelia Salonina, wife of the Roman Emperor Gallienus, mid 3rd century. Cornelia Salonina was the wife of Gallienus

Portrait of the Roman Emperor Gallienus, 3rd century. Gallienus (c218-268) was Emperor with his father, Valerian, from 253 until 260

Roman bust of a Dacian tarabostes (nobleman), early 2nd century. A fragment of a monumental statue of a Dacian prisoner from Trajans Forum in Rome

Statue of Venus, Roman Goddess of Love. After a Greek statue of Aphrodite by Callimachus, or from the Polykleitos school of the late 5th century BC

Portrait of the young Caracalla, late 2nd or early 3rd century. The eldest son of Septimius Severus, Caracalla (188-217) was Roman Emperor from 211, initially ruling alongside his brother Geta

Portrait of Antoninus Pius, third quarter of 2nd century. Antoninus Pius (86-161) was Roman Emperor from 138-161. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait of the Young Marcus Aurelius, third quarter 2nd century AD
Portrait of the Young Marcus Aurelius, third quarter of 2nd century AD. Marcus Aurelius (121-180) was Roman emperor from 161 until his death. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Statue of Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy. Roman, after a Greek model of the 2nd century BC. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Statue of Marcus Aurelius, second half of 2nd century. The torso is an 18th century Italian imitation of a 5th century Greek statue of an athlete

Female bust, 2nd century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait of Antinous, mid 2nd century. Antinous (d130) was a Bithynian youth who was the favourite and companion of the Roman emperor Hadrian (76-138)

Bust of a young Roman, Ancient Rome, early 2nd century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Bust of a Lictor, Roman, early 2nd century. Lictors were a class of Roman civil servant, effectively bodyguards for magistrates. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait of the Emperor Tiberius, first quarter of 1st century. Tiberius (42 BC-37 AD) was the Second Emperor of Rome, succeeding Augustus in 14 AD

Portrait of Livia, Roman, second quarter of 1st century. Livia Drusilla (58 BC-29) was the third wife of the Emperor Augustus, mother of Tiberius and grandmother of Claudius

Bust of a Roman, supposedly Domitius Corbulo, first half of 1st century BC. Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo (6-67) was a Roman general. He was the brother-in-law of the Emperor Caligula

Bust of Augustus, first half of 1st century BC. 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

Portrait bust of the Roman Emperor Nero as a youth, mid 1st century. Nero (37-68) became Emperor of Rome in 54. Tyrannical, debauched and extravagant

Head of Augustus, first half of 1st century. 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

Portrait bust of Gaius Julius Caesar, 16th century. Imitating a Roman original of the 1st century BC. Julius Caesar (c100-44 BC) was one of Romes most capable generals

Sepulchral monument of two brothers, second half of 1st century BC. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Bust of a Stoic (possibly Kleanthos), Roman, after a Greek original of c280 BC. The HPODOTOC inscription is modern. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

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