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Fish-goat – Guess is that it is made out of bronze – Leslie thought maybe it was made of wood at first – No colour scheme as it…
Mosaic Hybrid creature – Hybrid creature eating a small animal, maybe a lizard – Maybe a Chimera? – Mosaic, looks like it is part of a larger narrative…
The subject matter of this piece is a Cupid holding a mirror riding a fish (dolphin). The work is a Roman mosaic. The tiles are placed separately but…
A supportive image from the 1st-2nd century. Copy of an original Greek statue, found in the 17th century in Rome. The statue represents a scene with Eros riding…
Quickly looking at the figure/statue we thought it was a nike. Looking closer its clear that it’s not, because for one this figure is clearly a man and…
Supportive image of Roman mosaiques from the second century AD. Museum of El-Jem Thyrdus, Tunisia. This mosaiques were probably an artistic representation of events that occur between the…
This is a lion mosaic. Our initial thought is that it is a very large piece, and the small tiles are fairly easy to see solidifying that it…
Initially we noticed the object was quite a unique shape and thought it perhaps was a handle or a vessel for carrying perfume or perhaps oil with possible…
The photo that we were given of this piece showed a sphinx-headed rhyta. After some research we have discovered that this piece is part of a table set…
This vase depicts animals, like rabbits and lions, and on the top a few harpies in a non-narrative way. The solid lines on the vase are used to…
Since the beginning of documented Roman history, the god, Janus, has been a major deity in ancient culture. Traditionally Janus is shown with two faces or heads that…
Herakles and Pholus Black figured Hydria 520- 510 BC According to Greek mythology the centaur, Pholus, depicted in the original picture was a friend of Herakles. He lived…