Images

A depiction of a Greek warrior. From a pithamphora manufactured in the second quarter of the 7th century BCE. The vessel was made on the island of Tinos in the Cyclades and found at Chora on Mykonos. (Archaeological Museum, Mykonos).

A geometric Cycladic vase. Stone, Naxos, 9th-8th century BCE. (Mykonos Archaeological Museum)

A Roman portrait of Salonia Matidia (d. 119 CE), niece of Roman emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 CE). (Vatican Museums, Rome)

A monumental marble statue of Hera. Mid-2nd century CE Roman copy of a Greek original. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

A marble statue of the Greek hero Meleager who slew the Calydonian boar. Found in Rome. 2nd century CE Roman copy of a 4th century BCE Greek original. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

A Roman marble statue depicting the River god Arno (the river which runs through Florence). First half of the 2nd century CE, although the head is a Renaissance replacement. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

A Roman marble reclining figure representing Autumn. She wears a crown of grapes while four cupids gather the fruit harvest. 2nd century CE, although the head is a later replacement. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

A Roman marble reclining figure representing Winter. The five cupids are hunting and fishing. 2nd century CE, although the head is a later replacement. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

A marble statue of Bes, the Egyptian god of childbirth, fertility, sexuality, humour, and war. 1st-2nd century CE. (Vatican Museums, Rome)

A marble torso of a satyr (or centaur), from Asia Minor, 2nd century CE. (Palazzo Altemps, Rome)