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Hercules at the Feet of Omphale by Édouard Joseph Dantan (1874)
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A bracelet clasp with a Medusa on an emerald cameo. Gold is treated with diamond and enamel. 18th century. Made in England.
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Roman Marble Dionysiac Herm Bust
Circa: 1st Century AD to 2nd Century AD Dimensions: 7" Height (17.5 cm) 13.75" with Marble Base Medium: Marble
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Pala Black Stone Stele of Ganesha
Origin: Northeastern India Circa: 10th Century AD to 11th Century AD Dimensions: 21" Height (53.3 cm.) Medium: Stone
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Remains - Melancholy of the Ancient World (Roma, 2024)
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Egyptian Wood Ptah Sokar Osiris
Origin: Egypt Circa: Third Intermediate Period, 1069 BC - 664 BC Dimensions: 18" Height (45.7 cm) with custom base Medium: Painted Wood
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~ Relief panel. Period: Neo-Assyrian Date: ca. 883–859 B.C. Geography: Mesopotamia, Nimrud (ancient Kalhu) Culture: Assyrian Medium: Gypsum alabaster
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Turning heads and torsos in the entrance gallery of @waldosdesigns one time Beverly Hills villa. * #waldofernandez #antiquities #busts #torsos #marblesculpture #stonespheres #spheres #californialook #villastyle #mediterraneanstyle #collectors #ancientgreece #ancientrome #interiordesign #designershome #entrancegallery https://www.instagram.com/p/ByX1iv2iGcH/?igshid=1ng4mlitegmyb
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Bronze statue fragment uncovered near Geneva, Switzerland.
Roman, 1st century AD
from The Geneva Museum of Art and History
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Egyptian Alabaster Cosmetic Spoon in the shape of a Duck or Goose
Origin: EgyptCirca: New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1550 - 1352 BC Dimensions: 4.8" L x 2.75" w (12.3cms x 7cms) Medium: Alabaster
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Roman Marble Torso of Marsyas
Origin: Mediterranean Circa: Early Roman Imperial Period, 1st Century AD Dimensions: 14" Height x 18" Wide x 9" Depth (35.5 cm x 45.7 cm x 22.9 cm) 18" Height with custom metal stand Medium: Marble
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Beautiful detail in Stabian Baths, Pompeii.
Photo courtesy Carlo Raso
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Attic Black-Figure Lekythos by the Athena Painter
Origin: GreeceCirca: 490 - 480 BC Dimensions: 11.125" Height x 4" in diameter (28.3 cm x 10.2 cm) Medium: Terracotta
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Torso of the goddess Venus Anadiomene
Graeco-Roman Period, ca. 30 BC - 300 AD. Medium: Egyptian faience. Now in the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon. Inv. 163
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Roman sea life mosaic from the House of the Faun in Pompeii, dating back to the 2nd century BC. Displayed in the Archeological Museum of Naples, Italy.
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Remains - Melancholy of the Ancient World (Roma, 2025)
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A Directoire terra-cotta sphinx, a marble sphere and a Roman architectural fragment in the anteroom leading to the entrance hall of Federico Forquet’s Rome residence as photographed by Emmett Bright for @archdigest in 1982. * #federicoforquet #neoclassical #classicalrevival #romanticrevival #classicaladdiction #classicaldesign #neapolitanstyle #sphinx #terracotta #pompeianred #antiquities #romanartifacts #interiordesign #italianinteriors #romeinteriors https://www.instagram.com/c_w_interiors/p/BxPxxtOJwQP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=110e2pgb9mkb
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