Description: This Roman coin, called a sestertius, presents portrait busts of two different men, Octavian and Julius Caesar, on the obverse and reverse respectively. Framed by thin, circular border patterns that resemble intricate clock dials, and…
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The sculpture titled Senwosret III as a Sphinx is quite imposing and formidable. The material used to make the sculpture is gneiss. The structure of the sculpture includes the head of a human, in this case the head of the Pharaoh…
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The portrait “Senenmut and Neferura” depicts a man sitting on a stone block while holding a young girl on his lap. Both figures’ shoulders and hips are aligned and are front facing. The man’s feet, peeking out from the bottom of the…
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The "Seated Scribe" depicts a male figure sitting cross-legged with his hands in his lap. The figure is seated on a semi-circular base with his shoulders erect and his head angled forward and eyes looking ahead. His right hand is in…
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The portrait statue of Chrysippus depicts the Stoic philosopher in a seated position, his back bent over with age. He sits upon a stone block, tucking his feeble legs closer to his body and pulling his himation tighter around his bare…
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The statues of Rahotep and Nofret each depict a seated man and woman respectively. Rahotep has reddish brown skin and dark, stylized hair. His eyes are inlaid, and framed with black liner. He has a mustache, which like his hair is dark…
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This panel from the Punt colonnade from the Mortuary Temple of Pharaoh Hatshepsut depicts three figures etched into the limestone. The figure to the far left is male, wearing a kilt with a sword tucked into the waistband. He has broad…
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The Augustus of Prima Porta sculpture is bigger than life sized. It is an imposing image of Augustus. In this sculpture, Augustus is dressed in military clothing. Augustus has a slight turn of the head. His right arm is raised outward…
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This marble funerary relief sculpture depicts three figures, consisting of an older husband and wife and their young son, who are framed by a rectangular niche with a Latin inscription of bold, capital letters incised at the base. In…
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The Peplos Kore is roughly four feet tall and represents a standing female figure in antiquity. She is wearing a peplos in addition to sporting a chiton underneath. Her peplos depicts traces of geometric decorations starting from her…