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STOOL WITH PERPENDICULAR LEGS

Girl Decanting Perfume From a wall painting in Villa Farnesina, Rome c. 20 B.C. Museo dell Terme, Rome A copy of a Greek diphros of the fourth or third century B.C., this stool with four perpendicular legs has been changed by cutting down the lower portion of the leg and by elaborating the turnings. There are heavier, almost throne like versions o...

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MARBLE TABLE SUPPORT

From the House of Cornelius Rufus Pompeii The rectangular table with highly decorated slabs at each end is an original Roman table form. Typical are the two winged monsters (lions with rams' horns) carved in the table support. The uncovered table was also found in an atrium in Pompeii....

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ARCH OF TITUS

Forum Romanum Rome 81 Roman soldiers marched through the triumphal archway and entered the forum on their way back from war. This ritual procession cleansed them of the blood of the enemy. Beautifully proportioned to minimize its weight, the Arch of Titus has many Greek details. The outside columns are the earliest examples of the Composite order....

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TRAJAN'S COLUMN

Rome 114 The pillar of victory is a memorial for military triumphs. Trajan's column, based on the Doric order, illustrates Trajan's war with the Dacians. The 116-foot shaft contains a spiral staircase....

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DOMUS AUGUSTANA

Palatine, Rome 81-96 Four-story arches on the side of Domitian's private garden court. A passage behind its arches leads to the private quarters....

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GROTTO OF LOVE

Ostia 4th century This is another residence known as the Grotto of Love....

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Detail, Overhead Windows

Step into the hushed grandeur of the Great Hypostyle Hall, a colossal testament to human ambition and devotion in the heart of the Temple of Amon at Karnak. Built during Dynasty XIX (1318-1237 B.C.), this awe-inspiring space transports you back to ancient Egypt, where pharaohs sought to honor the god Amon-Re. Imagine towering over 134 massive colum...

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HYPOSTYLE COLONNADE

Temple of Amon, Luxor Dynasty XVIII, c. 1400-1360 B.C. The central colonnade of the long and narrow hypostyle of the temple at Luxor. It was started by Amenhotep III fifty years before the Karnak hypostyle and completed by Tutankhamon....

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SMALLER ROCK TEMPLE

Formerly at Abu Simbel Dynasty XIX, 1304-1237 B.C. The smaller temple at Abu Simbel is dedicated to Nefertari, Ramesses' wife and the goddess Hathor. Sculptures of the king and queen as Hathor alternate between incised pilasters in the form of buttresses. The carved areas of the facade were originally covered with painted stucco....

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GRIMINI ALTAR

Museo Archeologico Venice 1st century B.C. Known as the Grimini Altar, mythological figures decorate the four sides and the borders are ornamented with abstract designs. A Greek artist probably created these scenes of satyrs and maenads....

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