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"The Praetorians Relief," close-up view of figures.
Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Men; Military personnel; Soldiers; Military officers; People associated with military activities; Guards; Bodyguards; People associated with health & safety; Clothing & dress; Military uniforms; Uniforms; Belts...
"Antonine relief depicting the Praetorian Guard. This troop of imperial bodyguards [...]" (caption, p. 126)
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"The Praetorians Relief"
Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Men; Military personnel; Soldiers; Military officers; People associated with military activities; Guards; Bodyguards; People associated with health & safety; Clothing & dress; Military uniforms; Uniforms; Belts...
"This piece depicts three soldiers in high relief in the foreground and two others, accompanied by a standard bearer, in bas-relief behind. The plaque's original upright is preserved in the lower right; the upright on the left is modern. As...
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Amphitheater, Pompeii, Italy, gladiatorial contest, reconstruction.
Architecture; Buildings; Theaters; Open-air theaters; Amphitheaters; Cultural facilities; Sports & recreation facilities; Social & civic facilities; Architectural elements; Arches; Sports; Recreation; Games; Entertainment; Contests;...
"...the official dressed as Charun, sensing the end is near, hovers in the background." (caption, p.217)
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Ancient Greek garments, chiton, peplos, and mantle, diagrams.
Clothing & dress; Drawings; Diagrams
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Apotheosis of Homer.
Paintings; Oil paintings; Fantasy; Coronations; Literature; Men; Women; Heroes; Poets; Authors; Philosophers; Mathematicians; Teachers; Scholars; Critics; People associated with education & communication; Lyricists; Musicians; Composers;...
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Ara Pacis Augustae, south side, relief detail, Livia, Tiberius, and barbarian child.
Altars; Monuments; Peace; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Parades & processions; Women; Empresses; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Mothers; Men; Emperors; Families; Children; Boys; Youth;...
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Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, north facade detail.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Victories; War; Warfare; Campaigns & battles; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Friezes...
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Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, relief detail, suovetaurilia.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Victories; War; Warfare; Campaigns & battles; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Architectural sculpture; Architectural...
"The triumphal Arch of Constantine was erected next to the Colosseum in AD 315 to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius three years earlier." (p.149); "One of four reliefs from a monument erected by the emperor Commodus...
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Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, upper part with Dacian statues.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Facades; Victories; War; Warfare; Campaigns & battles; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Architectural sculpture; Spolia; Men; Soldiers; Military personnel; People associated...
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Arch of Titus, Rome, Italy, relief panel, passageway, Spoils of Jerusalem.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Passageways; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Bas-reliefs; Parades & processions; Military parades & ceremonies;...
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Artemis, front view.
Sculpture; Myths; Legends; Supernatural beings; Fictitious characters; Goddesses; People associated with religion; Women; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles; Braids (Hairdressing)
Statue of the goddess from Delos (found in the so-called House of the Diadoumenos).
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Athens, Greece, Late Classical house, south of the Agora just west of the Panathenaic Way, cut-away section.
Architecture; Buildings; Houses; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Housing; Reconstructions; Conjectural works; Drawings; Architectural drawings; Illustrations; Structural drawings; Structural systems drawings; Interiors; Rooms & spaces;...
"...the largest of the three late classical houses south of the Agora just west of the Panathenaic Way." (caption, p.50); "...the middle house is much larger, about 25 by 19 metres (82 by 62 1/2 feet) overall." (p.50)
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Athens, Greece, two semi-detached houses in the valley between the Areopagus and the Hill of the Nymphs, reconstruction.
Architecture; Buildings; Houses; Duplexes; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Housing; Reconstructions; Conjectural works; Drawings; Architectural drawings; Illustrations; Courtyards; Architectural elements; Columns; Structural elements; Balconies;...
"The larger, to the south, measures 14.4 by 18.4 metres (47 1/4 by 60 1/4 feet)." (p.48)
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Attic red-figure cup, interior tondo image and side view.
Sculpture; Vases; Paintings; Pottery; Containers; Drinking vessels; Women; Clothing & dress; Crowns; Jewelry; Headdresses; Headbands (Headgear); Headgear; Hairstyles; Inscriptions; Altars; Wheat; Grains; Sheaves
From Capua, Italy. Attic workshop, attributed to the Euaion Painter; possibly the goddess Demeter.
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Attic red-figure lekythos, the goddess Artemis.
Sculpture; Pottery; Containers; Pitchers; Vases; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Myths; Legends; Supernatural beings; Fictitious characters; Goddesses; People associated with religion; Women; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles; Boots; Footwear;...
From Eretria. Attic workshop, attributed to the Klugmann Painter.
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Attic red-figure lekythos, two women and a boy.
Sculpture; Pottery; Pitchers; Containers; Vases; Child rearing; Domestic life; Women; Servants; Women domestics; Working class; Employees; Social classes; Mothers; Families; Boys; Children; Lifting & carrying; Gestures; Clothing & dress;...
From Eretria.
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Augustus, equestrian statue fragment, front view of upper part.
Sculpture; Equestrian statues; Metalwork; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles; Gestures
Bronze equestrian statue of the emperor. "The great Roman emperor is depicted on horseback, but the horse and the entire lower part of the body are missing. The statue is a bronze of a very high quality that was probably made in one of the...
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Barbarian warrior, front view.
Sculpture; Men; Warriors; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Clothing & dress; Capes (Clothing); Trousers; Footwear; Headgear; Beards; Daggers & swords; Arms & armament; Lifting & carrying
"Images of barbarians, an essential element of triumphal ceremony in imperial Rome, were most often represented in a military context. […] [S]uch representations are omnipresent in Trajan's Forum, on the façade of the Ulpia Basilica, and...
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Column of Trajan, Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, detail of bands 4 and 5 of the spiral frieze.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Funerary facilities; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Columns; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Bas-reliefs; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Details;...
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Column of Trajan, Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, detail of bands 5 and 6 of the spiral frieze.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Funerary facilities; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Columns; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Bas-reliefs; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Details;...
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