Although many Roman sculptures are purely Roman in their conception, others are carefully – copies of Greek statues, or variants of Greek prototypes adapted to the taste of the Roman
torso of a centaur Roman 1st–2nd century CE Marble statue of a wounded Amazon
The Museum’s collection of Greek and Roman art
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Although ancient literary references inform us of Roman paintings on wood, ivory, – durable medium of fresco that was used to adorn the interiors of private homes in Roman
Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale Roman ca. 50–40 BCE Wall painting on black ground
The conquest of Egypt and its incorporation into the Roman empire inaugurated a new
ground: Aedicula with small landscape, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase Roman
Introduce your students to the rich cultural legacy of Rome through the study of Roman
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The variety of media used for [Roman] inscriptions (stone, metal, pottery, mosaic
Roman 113/14 CE Bronze military diploma Roman ca. 149 CE Marble relief fragment
The Roman glass industry drew heavily on the skills and techniques that were used
bowls Roman, Syrian early 1st century CE Glass dish Roman ca. 100–150 CE Glass
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Roman literary sources describe elite private banquets as a kind of feast for the
modiolus (drinking cup) Roman ca. 5–40 CE Glass cantharus (drinking cup) Roman
[sculpture’s] potential as a tool for communicating specific ideologies to the Roman
Roman ca. 90–100 CE Marble portrait of the emperor Augustus Roman ca. 14–37
