Rome

RELIEF

Forum Romanum Rome Decorative relief....

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SARCOPHAGUS OF CORNELIUS SCIPIO BARBATUS

From the sepulcher of the Scipio family Appian Way Early 3rd century B.C. Vatican Museum, Rome A sarcophagus ornamented with triglyphs and rosettes and other carvings....

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THRONE WITH TURNED LEGS

Mars and Venus From a wall painting in Pompeii Museo Nazionale, Naples Another throne with heavy-set turned legs. A carved figure at the top of the leg supports the arm rest. The straight back ends in a small filial volute. Soft fabric hangs over the back and arms....

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MARBLE TABLE

From a house in Pompeii 1st century The Roman table, unlike the Greek, is used as a permanent piece of furniture. This traditional marble table or cartibulum stands in the atrium of a house in Pompeii. The thick marble top is precisely shaped as a rectangle and supported by four legs. The tapered legs are elegantly carved with volutes at the top. ...

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ARCH OF CONSTANTINE

Rome 315 The Arch of Constantine, like several arches before it, has three passageways. It is unusually large and highly decorated. Much of the sculpture was taken from earlier monuments....

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MARKET OF TRAJAN

Rome c. 100-112 On the third level is the Via Biberatica which had shops on both sides of the street....

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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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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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