Roman Lion Gallery
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lionofchaeronea:A youthful portrait of the emperor Commodus (r. 180-192 CE). Artist unknown. Now i
lionofchaeronea:A youthful portrait of the emperor Commodus (r. 180-192 CE). Artist unknown. Now i
lionofchaeronea:Ancient Roman sardonyx cameo showing Emperor Constantine I being crowned by the Tych
lionofchaeronea:Hadrian’s lover Antinous depicted as Osiris. Unknown Roman artist, 1st half of 2nd
lionofchaeronea:Apollo sits as judge over a contest between Venus and Hesperus. Detail of a fresco
lionofchaeronea:Selene, goddess of the moon, and her mortal lover Endymion. Roman marble sarcophagu
lionofchaeronea:Marble relief, traditionally known as the “Death of Meleager”. Artist unknown; 2nd
lionofchaeronea:A young girl reading. Roman bronze statuette (second half of 1st cent. CE) after a
lionofchaeronea:Perseus and Andromeda in a landscape. Ancient Roman fresco from the Villa of Agripp
lionofchaeronea:Ancient Roman mosaic, depicting a skeleton (perhaps a memento mori) above the Greek
lionofchaeronea:Apollo resting on a tripod. Roman copy (1st or early 2nd cent. CE) after a Greek or
lionofchaeronea:Ancient Roman terracotta statuette of a dog. Artist unknown; made in southern Italy
lionofchaeronea:Ancient Roman mosaic, depicting a skeleton (perhaps a memento mori) above the Greek
lionofchaeronea:Cassandra prophesies the fall of Troy to Priam, Paris, and Hector. Fresco in the Th
lionofchaeronea:Selene, goddess of the moon, and her mortal lover Endymion. Roman marble sarcophagu
lionofchaeronea:Mars and Venus have a romantic rendezvous. Fresco from the “House of Sallust” at Po
lionofchaeronea:The head of Hera/Juno. Roman copy (made of Pentelic marble) from a lost Greek origi
lionofchaeronea:A musician tunes a small harp with her right hand, while holding a cithara in her le
lionofchaeronea:Zeus-Ammon. Roman copy of a Greek (5th cent. BCE) original, depicting Zeus with the
lionofchaeronea:Head of Janus, the two-faced Roman deity of entrances and exits. Now in the Vatican
lionofchaeronea:Denarius (62 BCE) of Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus. On the obverse, the goddess C
lionofchaeronea:Roman terracotta oil lamp depicting Odysseus/Ulysses and Circe. Now in the Staatlic
lionofchaeronea:Cassandra prophesies the fall of Troy to Priam, Paris, and Hector. Fresco in the Th
lionofchaeronea:Head from a bronze statue of the Roman emperor Severus Alexander (r. 222-235 CE), la
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