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Bust of Agrippina the Elder from Pergamon
Agrippina the Elder was the daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder, as well as being the spouse of Germanicus. Marble. First half of the first century CE. From Pergamon, Bergama, in modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology...

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Bust of Emperor Marcus Aurelius from Lamunia
Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor and reigned from 161-180 CE. He was the last emperor of the so-called "Five Good Emperors". Marble. Roman Period, 2nd half of the 2nd century CE. From the Village of Kindilli, Lamunia, Bozüyük, in modern-day...

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Colossal Head of the Poetess Sappho
The face is oval-shaped and fleshy. The eyes were carefully depicted, with deep cuts. The lips are strong, with grooves. A headband encircles the hair at the front horizontally, at the back vertically, and once more obliquely. This is a type...

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Statue of Emperor Nero
The emperor wears his military dress. The head, as well as the right upper limb and the distal part of the left arm were lost. Marble. Roman Imperial Period, first century CE. From Ömerbeyli (Germencik, Aydın), in modern-day Turkey. (Museum...

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Statue of Apollo Playing the Cithara from Miletus
Apollo is rendered as a muscular young man. However, the feminine sensuality displayed here is probably caused by his over-emphasized hips. His robe falls below the waist, exposing the external genitals. The fingers (now lost) of the left...

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Statue of Asclepius from Cos
Asclepius was the god of medicine and healing. Marble. Hellenistic Period, 2nd century BCE. Copy of an original dating to the 5th century BCE. From Cos, Istankoy, in modern-day Greece. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

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Statue of Oceanus from Ephesus
Oceanus (Ogen or Ogenus) was the god of rivers. Marble. Roman Period, 2nd century CE. From Ephesus, Efes, in modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

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Statue of Poseidon from Byblos
Poseidon was the god of the sea. He is depicted naked, with his mantle thrown over his left shoulder, encircling his left arm; the latter would have held something, probably a tribute, such as a small dolphin. The right leg is supported by...

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Statue of Artemis from Mytilene
Artemis was the goddess of the moon, forest, and hunting. She stands on her left leg while her right arm rests on a pillar. The left hand rests on the waist and its palm is facing outward. Her head would have carried a diadem. She wears two...

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Statue of Cornelia Antonia from Antioch of Pisidia
The woman, whose name was inscribed on the plinth as Cornelia Antonia, wears a long and voluminous chiton with a large himation, covering the entire body and falling down onto the plinth. Although the posture of the body and the positions...