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Ancient Roman Art
Standing woman holding a shield: From Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
This fresco painting from the villa at Boscoreale pictures a woman in a white robe and blue cloak, and holding a gold shield in her right...


Fayum mummy portrait.
Many mummy portraits that have survived have unfortunately become separated from the mummies to which they were attached. Because of this...


Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus, known as Caligula (37–41)
This Sculpture of Caligula, is a Roman portrait style sculpture. This Sculpture was meant for political propaganda, this concept was...


Commodus As Hercules
The bust is one of the most famous masterpieces of Roman portrait style sculpture and depicts the emperor in the aspect of Hercules....


Head Of Augustus (27–20 B.C)
This head statue is a Roman sculpture of the Augustus , the first Emperor of Rome after caesar's death. This sculpture shows the head of...


The Braschi Antinous (130 A.D.)
The Braschi Antinous is a sculpted body of Antinous. It is presumed to have resided in villa of Hadrian at Praeneste, today Palestrina....


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