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Roman Emperor Elagabalus
A marble bust of Roman emperor Elagabalus, r. 218-222 CE. (The Vatican Museums, Rome).
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Probus
A marble bust of Roman emperor Probus, r. 276-282 CE. (The Vatican Museums, Rome).
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Gallienus, Vatican Museums
A marble bust of Roman emperor Gallienus, r. 253-268 CE. (The Vatican Museums, Rome).
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Severus Alexander Bust, Vatican Museums
A marble bust of Roman emperor Severus Alexander, r. 222-235 CE. (The Vatican Museums, Rome).
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Bust of Antoninus Pius
A marble bust of Roman emperor Antoninus Pius, r. 138-161 CE. (The Vatican Museums, Rome).
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Commodus
A marble bust of Roman emperor Commodus, r. 180-192 CE. (The Vatican Museums, Rome).
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Minoan Rock-Crystal Bowl
A Minoan rock-crystal bowl in the form of a duck, 16th century BCE. The vessel was found at Mycenae but has been attributed to the earlier Minoan civilization based on Crete. The vessel was probably used to store cosmetic creams. (National...
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Minoan Stone Vases
A range of stone vessels from Minoan Crete, 15th century BCE. (Archaeological Museum of Herakllion, Crete).
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Harvester Vase
The Minoan stone vessel known as the 'Harvester Vase', from Hagia Triada on Crete, 1500-1450 BCE. The vase is carved from serpentine and was originally covered in gold leaf. The scenes in relief depict a sowing festival and the vase was probably...
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Minoan Rock-Crystal Vase
A Minoan vase carved from rock-crystal, from Zakros on Crete, c. 1450 BCE. The collar includes gilded ivory discs and the handle is made from rock-crystal beads strung on bronze wire. The vessel was probably used to pour liquids in religious...
