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The obverse of this silver coin shows the head of Alexander the Great. His head is shown facing the right, diademed and wearing a ram's horn. Alexander is shown youthful and clean-shaven, as he preferred to be portrayed. He is shown…
Description: This silver tetradrachm portrays the queen of Egypt, Cleopatra VII, and her lover, Mark Antony, who exerted control over most of the Roman Eastern Mediterranean. On the obverse of the coin, Cleopatra is featured, in profile, and facing…
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The bust depicts Queen Nefertiti's head, neck and chest. The extent of her chest does not go past her ears and ends just above her breasts. A gold collar necklace hangs around her neck with red, blue, and green floral decorations. Her…
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The Bust of Ankh-haf is a statue made from limestone and plaster that has been painted red. The eyes have also been painted to give them a life-like quality. The realistic quality can also be seen from the rendering of the musculature…
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This is a bust of Alexander the Great done in the Lysippan style. He has a smooth, youthful face with parted lips and a "melting" glance in the eyes. He has long hair pushed out of his face and up above his forehead in the anastole or…
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This copper alloy coin features on its obverse, the head of Octavian facing to the right. He is bearded and is surrounded by an inscription reading CAESAR DIVI F in Latin with the inscription content facing downwards. His neck is…
DESCRIPTION:The Azara herm is a life-size herm statue that portrays the head of a male attached to a pillar. The statue has been badly damaged over time, leaving it with a weathered appearance. Inscribed on the pillar in ancient Greek is “Alexander…
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This is a mummy case made of lime wood covered in plaster and paint. The paint was applied using the encaustic method. The paint depicts the portrait of a young man wearing a white tunic on his body and a gold laurel wreath around his…
Description:Anacreon is standing, naked, next to a tree stump, which has one notch facing outward. He is looking slightly upward and to his right, and his blank expression reflects that he is performing an act that requires some manner of attention.…
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This stele is emblematic of Amarna period art: the figures are portrayed with elongated skulls, thin necks, slim arms, distended bellies, and spindly calves. Akhenaten is seated on the left; Nefertiti, on the right. Akhenaten and…