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A Nereid (or Aura) riding a horse as she rises from the Ocean. Pentelic marble, c. 380 BCE. By the sculptor Timotheos. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens).

A Parian marble statue group of Aphrodite, Eros, and Pan. From the 'House of the Poseidoniastai', Delos. The statue was dedicated to Dionysos, c. 100 BCE. Aphrodite is depicted fighting off the advances of Pan with her sandal. (National Archaeological...

A Pentelic marble portrait bust of Herodes Atticus. Provenance: Khisias, Attica, mid-2nd century CE. Atticus was a wealthy Athenian sophist who funded many public projects, notably the theatre on the slopes of the Athenian acropolis. (National...

A Pentelic marble statue of Athena considered to be similar to that originally on the East pediment of the Parthenon. The statue was dedicated to Artemis, mid-3rd century CE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

A row of the special stone seats from the front rows of the Theatre of Dionysos, on the slopes of the acropolis of Athens. Second half of the 4th century BCE. The theatre was orginally constructed in the 6th century BCE.

Part of the sculptural decoration from the Late Roman Bema of Phaedrus, the Theatre of Dionysos, on the slopes of the acropolis of Athens. 4th century CE. (The theatre was orginally constructed in the 6th century BCE). The scenes depict episodes...

One of the special front seats from the Theatre of Dionysos, on the slopes of the acropolis of Athens. Second half of the 4th century BCE. The theatre was orginally constructed in the 6th century BCE.

The 4th century stone version of the Theatre of Dionysos Eleuthereus, on the slopes of the acropolis of Athens. The theatre was orginally constructed in the 6th century BCE.

A bust of Greek Tragedian Euripides (c. 484-407 BCE). Roman copy of a 4th century BCE Greek original. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

A Chavin stirrup-spouted vessel depicting a jaguar and cactus. 900-200 BCE. (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA)