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SERAPEUM

Hadrian's Villa Tivoli 118-134 At the far end of the Canopus is the Serapeum, a semicircular half dome. Water ran through a long central corridor, curved in front of dining couches under the dome, then passed into the main canal. From the time of the late Republic, water is a regular part of Roman domestic architecture....

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FLOOR MOSAIC

Corinth Museum 1st or 2nd century Mosaics with geometric patterns are typical in the first and second centuries....

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PILLARS OF TUTHMOSIS III

Temple of Amon, Karnak Dynasty XVIII, 1504-1450 B.C. These two pillars stand outside the sanctuary of Amon. The papyrus decoration on the left pillar symbolizes Lower Egypt and the lotus on the right symbolizes Upper Egypt....

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PERISTYLE AND COURTYARD Temple of Amon, Luxor

Dynasty XVIII, c. 1400-1360 B.C. On three sides of the court the columns are in rows of two. On the fourth (the south side) is a vestibule which leads on to the sanctuary. Where the light begins to be cut off again the columns are in rows of four. Originally there was a roof over the columns and an enclosing wall on the outside....

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CEILING RELIEF

Temple of Bel Palmyra 32 A high relief pattern on a ceiling....

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BASE OF A COLUMN

Forum Romanum Rome 285-305 A column base which supported the statue of the Tetrarchy. The relief represents the sacrifice on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of Diocletian's rise to power....

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EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF EMPEROR MARCUS AURELIUS

Piazza del Campidoglio Rome c. 104 In this great equestrian statue, Marcus Aurelius is portrayed as an emperor and a military leader more concerned about peace than war....

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COUCH AND FOOTSTOOL

From a villa at Boscoreale Metropolitan Museum of Art New York This more elaborate couch is made of bone and glass inlay. Notice the matching footstool....

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ENCLOSING WALL AND ENTRANCE

Mortuary Complex of King Zoser Saqqara Dynasty III, 2780-2680 B.C. The entrance to the complex. Like the pyramid, the enclosing wall is made of small stones and the surface is broken up and textured....

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Detail, CIRCULAR RELIEF

Arch of Constantine Rome 315 The tondi or circular reliefs are from the time of Hadrian. This relief depicts a sacrifice to Diana....

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