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This is an ephebe, a young athlete, probably around the age of 12 years. He is leaning on a long rectangular pillar; the latter would have been originally topped by a herm or some kind of a relief. He must have just finished his exercise...

The inscription on the frontal part of the pillar reads, in Greek, "You will recognize the fine statue by Alkamenes, the Hermes before the Gates, Pergamios gave it, know thyself". This is a copy of an original sculpted by the Greek sculptor...

The facial features and the scalp hair reflect the typical characteristics of the Roman Emperor Augustus (Octavianus). Marble. Roman Period, 27 BCE to 14 CE. From Pergamon, Bergama, in modern-day Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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).

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).