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A marble relief depicting the Serra, which is a Pontic Greek war dance of ancient Greek origin. Roman copy of the late republican era after a classic Greek model. Now housed at the Museo Pio-Clementino in the Vatican

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A marble relief depicting the Serra, which is a Pontic Greek war dance of ancient Greek origin. Roman copy of the late republican era after a classic Greek model. Now housed at the Museo Pio-Clementino in the Vatican

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A Roman marble tub sarcophagus, with on each side a depiction of a lion biting a horse and a bestiarius with a spear. 280-290 CE, now housed at the Pio Clementino Museum at the Vatican

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A Roman marble tub sarcophagus, with on each side a depiction of a lion biting a horse and a bestiarius with a spear. 280-290 CE, now housed at the Pio Clementino Museum at the Vatican

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A 2nd century CE Roman marble sculpture of Aphrodite, unearthed in 1726 within the premises of the ancient amphitheater in Santa Maria Capua Vetere. It is a Roman reproduction of a 4th-century BCE Greek original by Scopas, and is now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples

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A 2nd century CE Roman marble sculpture of Aphrodite, unearthed in 1726 within the premises of the ancient amphitheater in Santa Maria Capua Vetere. It is a Roman reproduction of a 4th-century BCE Greek original by Scopas, and is now housed at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples

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The Relief of Three Dancing Nymphs is a marble relief found in Libya, believed to be a Roman-period Athenian copy of a now-lost 4th-century BCE original by the sculptor Praxiteles. Now housed at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in California

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The Relief of Three Dancing Nymphs is a marble relief found in Libya, believed to be a Roman-period Athenian copy of a now-lost 4th-century BCE original by the sculptor Praxiteles. Now housed at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in California

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A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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A Roman mosaic depicting a fish. 1st century CE, now housed at the State Historical Museum in Moscow

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Relief depicting Trajan's posthumous triumph, after a victorious campaign in the Party, in 118 CE. The object is located in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale Palestrina in the ancient Praeneste .

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Relief depicting Trajan's posthumous triumph, after a victorious campaign in the Party, in 118 CE. The object is located in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale Palestrina in the ancient Praeneste .

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A floor mosaic from the ancient Etruscan port city of Lattara, in southern France, depicting a galloping equine , crafted from tellin shells. 125-100 BCE, now housed at the Lattara archaeological site museum

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A floor mosaic from the ancient Etruscan port city of Lattara, in southern France, depicting a galloping equine , crafted from tellin shells. 125-100 BCE, now housed at the Lattara archaeological site museum

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An ancient Egyptian relief depicting the pharaoh Akhenaten as a sphinx. 1350-1333 BCE, now housed at the August Kestner Museum in Hanover, Germany

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An ancient Egyptian relief depicting the pharaoh Akhenaten as a sphinx. 1350-1333 BCE, now housed at the August Kestner Museum in Hanover, Germany

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An ancient marble head of a classical goddess, defaced and carved with a Christian cross around the year 500 CE. Now housed at the Archaeological Museum of Samos in Greece

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An ancient marble head of a classical goddess, defaced and carved with a Christian cross around the year 500 CE. Now housed at the Archaeological Museum of Samos in Greece

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Roman sculpture depicting Homer. The object is a Roman copy, from the reign of Emperor Hadrian , of a Greek original from the 4th century BCE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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Roman sculpture depicting Homer. The object is a Roman copy, from the reign of Emperor Hadrian , of a Greek original from the 4th century BCE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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Schist Gandharan reliefs depicting foreigners and non-Buddhists drinking, dancing, and playing music. From a Buddhist stupa site in Pakistan, c. 100 CE, now housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art

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Schist Gandharan reliefs depicting foreigners and non-Buddhists drinking, dancing, and playing music. From a Buddhist stupa site in Pakistan, c. 100 CE, now housed at the Cleveland Museum of Art

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An ancient Roman mosaic depicting a rabbit driving a chariot pulled by geese. Now housed at the Louvre Museum

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An ancient Roman mosaic depicting a rabbit driving a chariot pulled by geese. Now housed at the Louvre Museum

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A fragment of a Roman sardonyx cameo, depicting a man and a woman making love. 250-300 CE, now housed at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in the Netherlands

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A fragment of a Roman sardonyx cameo, depicting a man and a woman making love. 250-300 CE, now housed at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in the Netherlands

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Roman sculpture depicting Aphrodite . The object is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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Roman sculpture depicting Aphrodite . The object is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 5th century BCE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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A 2000-year-old pictograph in Cave no. 1 at the Pomier Caves, in the Dominican Republic, depicting a shaman inhaling Cohoba

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A 2000-year-old pictograph in Cave no. 1 at the Pomier Caves, in the Dominican Republic, depicting a shaman inhaling Cohoba

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A relief fragment depicting an Assyrian soldier conducting captives across the water. In the lower part of the panel, the pole used to propel the boat appears to hit a dead body in the water. Neo-Assyrian period, ca. 668–627 BCE, from Iraq, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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A relief fragment depicting an Assyrian soldier conducting captives across the water. In the lower part of the panel, the pole used to propel the boat appears to hit a dead body in the water. Neo-Assyrian period, ca. 668–627 BCE, from Iraq, now housed at the Metropolitan Museum

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Roman marble sculpture showing a portrait of an elderly woman. Dated to the end of the 1st century CE. The object is located in the Vatican Museums.

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Roman marble sculpture showing a portrait of an elderly woman. Dated to the end of the 1st century CE. The object is located in the Vatican Museums.

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Roman marble sculpture showing a portrait of an elderly woman. Dated to the end of the 1st century CE. The object is located in the Vatican Museums.

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Roman marble sculpture showing a portrait of an elderly woman. Dated to the end of the 1st century CE. The object is located in the Vatican Museums.

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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A limestone Roman funerary stele depicting a seated woman with necklaces and earrings. From Athienou in Cyprus, end of 1st century CE, now housed at the Louvre museum in Paris

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The Stele of Tabi is a Maya sculpture depicting two hunters carrying a bound deer. Classic Period , now housed at the Palacio Cantón Museum in Mexico

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The Stele of Tabi is a Maya sculpture depicting two hunters carrying a bound deer. Classic Period , now housed at the Palacio Cantón Museum in Mexico

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