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Sarcophagus with kline portrait of a woman, from Rapolla, near Melfi.
Sculpture; Sarcophagi; Coffins; Death & burial; Containers; Monuments & memorials; Memorial works; Upper class; Women; Portraits; Gods; Goddesses; Heroes; Cupids; Myths; Legends; Fictitious characters; Supernatural beings; Sitting;...
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Sarcophagus with Roman general granting clemency.
Sculpture; Sarcophagi; Coffins; Death & burial; Containers; Monuments & memorials; Memorial works; Upper class; Men; Portraits; Generals; Military officers; People associated with military activities; Soldiers; Prisoners; Prisoners of war;...
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Arch of Septimius Severus, Forum Romanum, Rome, Italy, northeastern panel, war against the Parthians.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments;...
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Arch of the Argentarii, Forum Boarium, Rome, Italy, passageway relief panel, Caracalla, Plautilla (erased), and Plautianus (erased) sacrificing.
Architecture; Gates; Arches; Monuments; Honor; Merchants; Business people; Bankers; Cattle; Meat industry; Passageways; Architectural elements; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Sacrifices; Rites &...
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Arch of Septimius Severus, Forum Romanum, Rome, Italy, column pedestal, Roman soldier and Parthian prisoner.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; People associated with military activities; Upper class; Military officers; Facades; Architectural...
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Four Tetrarchs, columnar portrait group, from Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey.
Sculpture; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Standing; Hugging; Clothing & dress; Armor; Capes (Clothing);...
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Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, Italy, general view.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Columns; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Victories; Campaigns & battles; War; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments;...
"Constructed between AD 180 and 196 on the northern part of the Campus Martius [...]" (caption, p.130)
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Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, Italy, spiral frieze, detail, showing emperor's campaigns against Germanic tribes.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Columns; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Victories; Campaigns & battles; Battlefields; War; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations...
"Constructed between AD 180 and 196 on the northern part of the Campus Martius [...]" (caption, p.130)
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Four Tetrarchs, columnar portrait group, from Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey.
Sculpture; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Standing; Hugging; Clothing & dress; Armor; Capes (Clothing);...
“Porphyry sculpture of the four emperors of the Tetrarchy. It shows the four rulers in a cordial embrace intended as an expression of concordia, or agreement. Originally located in Constantinople, the sculpture was plundered during the Crusade of...
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Four Tetrarchs, columnar portrait group, from Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey.
Sculpture; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Standing; Hugging; Clothing & dress; Armor; Capes (Clothing);...
“Porphyry sculpture of the four emperors of the Tetrarchy. It shows the four rulers in a cordial embrace intended as an expression of concordia, or agreement. Originally located in Constantinople, the sculpture was plundered during the Crusade of...
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Parthenon (Temple of Athena Parthenos), Acropolis, Athens, Greece, south metope VII, [Lapith versus centaur].
Architecture; Temples; Greek temples; Religious facilities; Buildings; Architectural elements; Entablatures; Friezes (Entablature components); Friezes (Ornamental bands); Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations &...
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Lion Gate, Mycenae, Greece.
Architecture; Archaeological sites; Ruins; Gates; City walls; Walls; Forts & fortifications; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Arches; Lintels; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Columns;...
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Great Altar, Pergamon, Turkey, north wing.
Architecture; Altars; Walls; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Colonnades; Columns; Ionic order; Architectural orders; Stairways; Podiums; Wings (Building divisions); Friezes (Ornamental bands); Sculpture; Architectural sculpture;...
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Great Altar, Pergamon, Turkey, east frieze, Zeus fighting giants.
Architecture; Altars; Walls; Architectural elements; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Storytelling; Myths; Legends; Campaigns & battles; Battlefields; Victories;...
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Great Altar, Pergamon, Turkey, east frieze, Athena fighting giants.
Architecture; Altars; Walls; Architectural elements; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Storytelling; Myths; Legends; Campaigns & battles; Battlefields; Victories; ...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus.
Sculpture; Sarcophagi; Coffins; Death & burial; Containers; Monuments & memorials; Memorial works; Inscriptions; Storytelling; Biblical events; Christianity; Sacrifices; Disgrace; Men; Women; Saints; People associated with religion;...
From Rome, Italy.
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Disk of Enheduanna.
Sculpture; Memorial works; Rites & ceremonies; Men; Nudes; Priests; Clergy; Women; Princesses; Rulers; Politicians; Poets; Authors; Prophets; People associated with religion; People associated with politics & government; Clothing &...
From Ur (modern Muqaiyir, Iraq).
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Guardian figure, from palace of [King] Sargon II, [Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad, Iraq)].
Sculpture; Bulls; Cattle; Animals; Men; Heads (Anatomy); Beards; Hairstyles; Headdresses; Headgear; Crowns
From the entrance to the throne room.
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Lion Gate, Hattushash (near modern Boghazkeui, Turkey).
Architecture; Ruins; Archaeological sites; Gates; City walls; Walls; Architectural elements; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Lions; Wild cats; Animals
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Ara Pacis Augustae, east end, "Italia" panel, detail.
Altars; Monuments; Peace; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Women; Goddesses; Fictitious characters; Supernatural beings; Myths; Legends; Infants; Children; Youth; Sitting; Gestures; Clothing & dress; Veils; Headgear; Hairstyles;...
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