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The Discobolus Palombara or Lancellotti, the first Roman copy of Myron's original bronze to be recovered in 1781. 1st-century AD, now displayed in the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme

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The Discobolus Palombara or Lancellotti, the first Roman copy of Myron's original bronze to be recovered in 1781. 1st-century AD, now displayed in the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme

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Bronze face mask from a Roman parade helmet, late 1st century AD. Discovered at the fort of Trimontium along with two others in southern Scotland.

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Bronze face mask from a Roman parade helmet, late 1st century AD. Discovered at the fort of Trimontium along with two others in southern Scotland.

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The Boxer at rest, one of the finest examples of bronze sculptures to have survived from the ancient world; now housed in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome

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The Boxer at rest, one of the finest examples of bronze sculptures to have survived from the ancient world; now housed in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome

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Roman strigil, made of bronze. Dated to the 1st century BCE.

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Roman strigil, made of bronze. Dated to the 1st century BCE.

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Roman victoriati dated to the 2nd-1st century BCE. Coins discovered in Murcia. They are currently on display at the Archaeological Museum of Murcia.

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Roman victoriati dated to the 2nd-1st century BCE. Coins discovered in Murcia. They are currently on display at the Archaeological Museum of Murcia.

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Roman musical instrument, the so-called Pan's flute . The object is made of bronze and dates back to the 1st century CE. Discovered in Pompeii.

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Roman musical instrument, the so-called Pan's flute . The object is made of bronze and dates back to the 1st century CE. Discovered in Pompeii.

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Seated Hermes , a bronze statue recovered from the spectacular Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, so prior to the eruption of the Vesuvius in 79 AD. Considered a Roman copy of a Greek bronze original of the late 4th or early 3rd c. BC, in the tradition of Lysippos )...

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Seated Hermes , a bronze statue recovered from the spectacular Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, so prior to the eruption of the Vesuvius in 79 AD. Considered a Roman copy of a Greek bronze original of the late 4th or early 3rd c. BC, in the tradition of Lysippos )...

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The Portonaccio sarcophagus; dating to around 180 AD, the sarcophagus was likely used to bury a Roman general killed in the 172–175 AD German-Sarmatic campaign of Marcus Aurelius during the Marcomannic Wars. Now housed in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome

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The Portonaccio sarcophagus; dating to around 180 AD, the sarcophagus was likely used to bury a Roman general killed in the 172–175 AD German-Sarmatic campaign of Marcus Aurelius during the Marcomannic Wars. Now housed in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome

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A decorated Roman vessel that was discovered in 2003 in the village of Ilam . The object is dated to the 2nd century CE and it's made of bronze.

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A decorated Roman vessel that was discovered in 2003 in the village of Ilam . The object is dated to the 2nd century CE and it's made of bronze.

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A decorated Roman vessel that was discovered in 2003 in the village of Ilam . The object is dated to the 2nd century CE and it's made of bronze.

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A decorated Roman vessel that was discovered in 2003 in the village of Ilam . The object is dated to the 2nd century CE and it's made of bronze.

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A Roman marble head dated around 1st-2nd Century AD has been discovered by Greg Crawley, a construction worker driver while undertaking renovation works in Peterborough. Its bust was also discovered close to the site of the original find and were reassembled.

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A Roman marble head dated around 1st-2nd Century AD has been discovered by Greg Crawley, a construction worker driver while undertaking renovation works in Peterborough. Its bust was also discovered close to the site of the original find and were reassembled.

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Dishes made from terracotta, which were discovered in Domus Romana in Malta. The items are dated to the first century BCE - 2nd century CE.

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Dishes made from terracotta, which were discovered in Domus Romana in Malta. The items are dated to the first century BCE - 2nd century CE.

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Silenus cradling an infant Dionysus. Roman copy from late 4th century BC of the bronze Greek original, presumably by Lysippos. Louvre

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Silenus cradling an infant Dionysus. Roman copy from late 4th century BC of the bronze Greek original, presumably by Lysippos. Louvre

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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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The Priapus of Rivery, a Gallo - Roman composite bronze statuette, dated to the 1st c. CE ca and discovered at Rivery, France. Musée de Picardie, nr. 1876.477

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The Priapus of Rivery, a Gallo - Roman composite bronze statuette, dated to the 1st c. CE ca and discovered at Rivery, France. Musée de Picardie, nr. 1876.477

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Remains of Roman leather shoes from the site of Martres de Veyre . The sole consists of several layers of leather held together with iron nails. Discovered in 1893. Dated back to II century CE.

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Remains of Roman leather shoes from the site of Martres de Veyre . The sole consists of several layers of leather held together with iron nails. Discovered in 1893. Dated back to II century CE.

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In 1972, while on vacation at Monasterace, situated off the coast of Riace, Roman engineer Stefano Mariottini discovered an exquisite ancient Greek bronze statue dating back to the 5th century BC

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In 1972, while on vacation at Monasterace, situated off the coast of Riace, Roman engineer Stefano Mariottini discovered an exquisite ancient Greek bronze statue dating back to the 5th century BC

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Ancient Roman slave-collar found in Rome with a bronze disc announcing the reward for returning the runaway slave to his or her master, Zoninus, 4th-6th century AD, National Museum of Rome, Baths of Diocletian, Rome

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Ancient Roman slave-collar found in Rome with a bronze disc announcing the reward for returning the runaway slave to his or her master, Zoninus, 4th-6th century AD, National Museum of Rome, Baths of Diocletian, Rome

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Gilded bronze Hercules. Roman copy of a greek original from the 2nd century BC. Musei Capitolini, Roma.

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Gilded bronze Hercules. Roman copy of a greek original from the 2nd century BC. Musei Capitolini, Roma.

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Pennannular brooch with beast-shaped terminals, part of the St Ninian's Isle Treasure, discovered in the late 1950s on an island in the Shetlands. From the latter part of the 8th century. National Museum of Scotland.

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Pennannular brooch with beast-shaped terminals, part of the St Ninian's Isle Treasure, discovered in the late 1950s on an island in the Shetlands. From the latter part of the 8th century. National Museum of Scotland.

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