Rome

FLOOR MOSAIC

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

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APPIAN WAY

Rome 312 B.C. Original stone work on the famous Appian Way....

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SARCOPHAGUS

4th century Louvre, Paris A late Roman sarcophagus with the Good Shepherd, lions' heads, and feet. The waving line pattern is fairly common....

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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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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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VIA BIBERATICA

Market of Trajan Rome c. 100-112 Shops on the Via Biberatica. Above was a large market hall....

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PORTA AUREA

North gate of the palace of Diocletian Split c. 300 Diocletian's palace at Split looks like a fortress on the outside. The so-called golden gateway on the north end of the palace is the entrance for official visitors. Its facade was richly decorated. Statues originally stood in the niches. Also missing are the columns between the arches....

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FLOOR MOSAIC

Baths of Caracalla 212-217 This interesting floor mosaic of the early third century is from the Baths of Caracalla....

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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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