Classical Sculpture Gallery

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Ancient Greek funerary relief with eight figures, thought to have formed the base of a funerary monu
Ancient Roman terracotta relief (one of the so-called “Campana reliefs”) showing the goddess Victori
Roman bronze votive statue of the goddess Minerva.  Artist unknown; 2nd cent. CE.  Now in the Fitchb
Roman ivory statue of Apollo, shown holding a lyre.  Artist and date unknown.  Photo credit: Wellcom
Statue of Diana, goddess of the hunt.  Artist unknown; 2nd cent. CE.  Found at Italica; now in the A
Apollo resting on a tripod.  Roman copy (1st or early 2nd cent. CE) after a Greek original.  Now in
Bronze Etruscan foot element in the shape of the snake-footed monster Typhon.  Artist unknown; ca. 5
Ancient Roman bronze statuette of Mars Ultor, perhaps from a lararium (household shrine).  Artist un
Etruscan bronze sculpture of the Chimera (known as the “Chimera of Arezzo”).  Artist unknown; ca. 40
Corinthian terracotta sculpture representing Zeus abducting Ganymede.  Artist unknown; ca. 480 BCE.
Terpsichore, Muse of Lyric Poetry, Antonio Canova, 1812(photo credit: Sailko/Wikimedia Commons)
Marble relief of the goddess Demeter.  Artist unknown; 4th cent. BCE.  Found near Çanakkale, Turkey;
Terracotta relief from the Greek island of Melos depicting Odysseus’ return to his palace on Ithaca.
Head of Janus, the two-faced Roman deity of entrances and exits.  Now in the Vatican Museum.  Photo
The Colossus of Constantine (biceps, head, knee and right hand), Palazzo dei Conservatori, Musei Cap
The Colossus of Constantine (right hand), Palazzo dei Conservatori, The Capitoline Museums, Rome Rom
Selene, goddess of the moon, and her mortal lover Endymion.  Roman marble sarcophagus, artist unknow
Rodin found inspiration in ancient sculptures and, like the Romantic generation before him, he saw s
Bust of Hera.  Roman-era copy after a Greek original of ca. 420 BCE.  Now in the Museo Arqueológico
A portrait bust of the tragic playwright Aeschylus.  Roman copy, after a Greek original of the 4th c
Gilded statuette of Hercules, perhaps intended as a portrait of the Roman emperor Commodus (r. 180-1
White marble bust of the syncretized Greco-Egyptian goddess Isis-Sothis-Demeter.  Unknown Roman arti
A bust of Demeter, here identified with the Egyptian goddess Isis.  Unknown Egyptian artist, 1st cen
The Townley Discobolus at the British Museum, London, UK. Roman copy with incorrectly restored head.
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