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Terracotta applique in the form of a griffin.  From Taranto (ancient Taras/Tarentum), artist unknown
Bronze statuette of a Siren.  Unknown South Italian or Etruscan artist; ca. 500 BCE.  Now in the Met
Monumental marble head of the Roman goddess Juno, wearing a diadem.  Found at Vienne (ancient Vienna
Ancient Greek necklace with the “Heracles knot”.  Artist unknown; ca. 230-210 BCE.  From Taras/Taren
Silver hemidrachm of the Arcadian polis of Tegea.  On the obverse, Zeus Lykaios, with an eagle; on t
Funerary stele for Eukoline, daughter of Antiphanes.  Artist unknown; ca. 380 BCE.  Now in the Keram
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Fragment of a terracotta head of a satyr.  Artist unknown; 4th cent. BCE.  From Taranto (ancient Tar
Head of Zeus.  Artist unknown; Flavian period (69-96 CE).  From Ephesus; now in the Ephesus Archaeol
Ancient Greek gold ring with a garnet intaglio, depicting either the god Dionysus himself or Ptolemy
Limestone head, identified as the Ptolemaic queen Arsinoe II. Artist unknown; 278-270 BCE (reign of
Silver tetradrachm of the polis of Naxos (Sicily).  On the obverse, a bearded head of Dionysus, wear
Apulian terracotta askos (flask with spout and handle) in the shape of a bull.  Artist unknown; 4th
quousque:lifethe-universe-andeverything:Since I’m a giant Classics nerd I made some Greek pottery in
Askos in the shape of a woman’s head, surmounted by an eagle.  Artist unknown; ca. 270-200 BCE.  Fro
South Italian painted rhyton in the shape of a goat’s head.  Artist unknown; 4th cent. BCE.  Now in
Ancient Greek bronze coin, believed to have been issued by the city of Apollonia in Macedon.  On the
Statue of a man (either an emperor or general) in a Roman military corselet decorated with Selene an
Sestertius of Plotina Augusta, wife of the Emperor Trajan, depicting Plotina on the obverse and the
Drachm of the Indo-Greek king Philoxenos Aniketos (”Invincible”), who ruled a kingdom in present-day
Colossal portrait sculpture of the Empress Plotina, wife of Trajan, thought to have been made after
historyfilia:Hellenistic rock tombs from Kaunos, Turkey (4th – 2nd century BC)
Marble portrait bust of the Roman emperor Tiberius (r. 14-37 CE).  Artist unknown; 1st cent. CE.  Fo
solainer:Alright, lemme tell you about my Roman history crushes the Gracchi babes brothers. The gran
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