38 Items Categorized "Group 8" (page 2 of 4)

Supporting Image for the Griffin

This supporting image shows that the mosaic is on the floor of the palace, broken away at the edges filled in with gravel. This image allows the viewer…

Supporting Image for God of Love

This supporting image shows that there were many roman copies of the same figure or statue. The support structures on many of these different copies varies.

Adolescent God of Love

This 157 cm (5.15 feet) tall marble carved statue can currently be found in the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. This statue of Eros – the Greek…

Griffin and Deer Mosaic

This image is a byzantine mosaic depicting a griffin attacking a deer creature. It was found during the excavation of the Great Palace of the Byzantine Emperors that…

Roman Water Gods

This mosaic is a depiction of Oceanus and Tethys. Tethys is the daughter of Uranus and Gaia and Oceanus is the titan god of fresh water. Originally, Oceanus…

Cupid statue

Cupid Roman recreation of Greek original. He is older than the typical youth cupid we normally think of. He is probably made of marble. He is missing his…

Griffin and prey notes

Griffin and prey, most likely inland. It’s a mosaic, probably outside because the colours are faded. It looks like it’s on the ground because of the gravel. Is…

Oceanus notes

2 people, hybrids, mosaic Well persevered, possibly from Pompeii? Male, could be Pan? He is holding an instrument or staff. Has horns that look like crab claws and…

Supporting Image for Medea and Jason

This Image is another depiction of the scene shown in the red figure krater of Medea and the murder of her children. This scene shows Medea with a…

Poseidon and the Hippocampus

This image shows the hippocampus pulling Poseidon and his carriage. The hippocampus were known to be Poseidon’s horses and are depicted in a number of works of art…

Supporting Hippocampus Brooch

This image shows the original brooch beside the fake brooch that took its place on display

Gold Hippocampus Brooch

This gold Hippocampus Brooch was illegally excavated and looted out of one of the iron-age burial mounds in Uşak and Manisa Provinces of Turkey in 1960. It became…