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The Strangford Apollo
The Strangford Apollo
Greek, about 500-490 BC
Said to be from the island of Anáfi, Cyclades, Aegean Sea
Marble statue of a youth standing in the conventional pose of a kouros
Kouros in Greek means simply 'youth'. It is a term used to…
Greek, about 500-490 BC
Said to be from the island of Anáfi, Cyclades, Aegean Sea
Marble statue of a youth standing in the conventional pose of a kouros
Kouros in Greek means simply 'youth'. It is a term used to…
Lydian Electrum Coin
Electrum coin minted in Lydia, 7th c. BCE.
Classical style coins
Top:
Coin engraved by Euainetos, Sicily, Syracuse. ca. 408-390 BCE. Decadrachm,
(obverse) Head of Persephone left, wearing earring and necklace; hair turned up and behind, arranged in wavy curls, and bound with a wreath of corn-leaves; beneath,…
Coin engraved by Euainetos, Sicily, Syracuse. ca. 408-390 BCE. Decadrachm,
(obverse) Head of Persephone left, wearing earring and necklace; hair turned up and behind, arranged in wavy curls, and bound with a wreath of corn-leaves; beneath,…
Silver denarius of Julius Caesar
Rome, Italy. 44 BCE, silver denarius of Julius Caesar.(obverse) Wreathed head of Caesar right; behind, crescent and inscription; before, inscription. Border of dots.
(reverse) Venus standing left, holding Victory in right hand and sceptre in left…
(reverse) Venus standing left, holding Victory in right hand and sceptre in left…
Coins of Augustus and Gallienus compared
Top: Lugdunum, Roman Empire, Silver denarius.(obverse) Head of Augustus, bare, right.
(reverse) Capricorn right, holding globe. ca. 12BCE
Bottom: Eastern Roman Empire, Silver radiate.(obverse) Bust, radiate, draped and cuirassed.
(reverse)…
(reverse) Capricorn right, holding globe. ca. 12BCE
Bottom: Eastern Roman Empire, Silver radiate.(obverse) Bust, radiate, draped and cuirassed.
(reverse)…
Bronze Figure of Athena
Culture/period
Classical Greek term details
Date
480BC (circa)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot: Pyrgos (said to be from)
(Europe,Greece,Boeotia,Tegyra)
Materials
bronze term details
Dimensions
Height:…
Classical Greek term details
Date
480BC (circa)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot: Pyrgos (said to be from)
(Europe,Greece,Boeotia,Tegyra)
Materials
bronze term details
Dimensions
Height:…
Three Graces compared to coin of Caracalla
Large: The three Graces. Marble, Roman copy of the Imperial Era (2nd century CE?) after a Hellenistic original. Restored for a large part in 1609 by Nicolas Cordier (1565-1612) for Cardinal Borghese.
Small: Provincial coin of Caracalla, ca. 200 CE.
Small: Provincial coin of Caracalla, ca. 200 CE.
Athena Parthenos
Athena of the Parthenos Athena type. Pentelic marble, Greek copy from the 1st century BC after the original from the 5th century BC. Some 17th-century restorations: arms, ends of the belt, some folds of the peplos, aegis, tip of the nose.
Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus was erected by his brother Domitian in 82 CE to celebrate Titus' military victories in Jerusalem. It is just south-east of the Roman Forum in Rome.