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Portrait head of Mithridates VI of Pontus as Hercules, made in the first century CE. Mithridates, one of the late Roman Republic's most formidable enemies, was also known for his mastery of poison.

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Portrait head of Mithridates VI of Pontus as Hercules, made in the first century CE. Mithridates, one of the late Roman Republic's most formidable enemies, was also known for his mastery of poison.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Roman balsamarium in the shape of the head of Hercules. The eyes were made of silver. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

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Portrait of a young man from Roman Egypt with a visible incision on his right eye after surgery. Object dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. Example of Fayum portrait.

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Portrait of a young man from Roman Egypt with a visible incision on his right eye after surgery. Object dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. Example of Fayum portrait.

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Portrait of a Roman made on glass. The find was discovered in Pompeii and is dated to 79 CE.

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Portrait of a Roman made on glass. The find was discovered in Pompeii and is dated to 79 CE.

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Roman portrait of a man from the middle of the 3rd century CE. The object is 26.5 cm high.

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Roman portrait of a man from the middle of the 3rd century CE. The object is 26.5 cm high.

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Portrait of a mummified Roman woman. The painting is made with wax on sycamore wood. The artifact dates to 2nd century CE and comes from Roman Egypt.

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Portrait of a mummified Roman woman. The painting is made with wax on sycamore wood. The artifact dates to 2nd century CE and comes from Roman Egypt.

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Roman marble portrait of Cornelia Salonina, wife of the emperor Gallienus. Dated back to mid-3rd century CE. Located in Saint-Petersburg, The State Hermitage Museum.

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Roman marble portrait of Cornelia Salonina, wife of the emperor Gallienus. Dated back to mid-3rd century CE. Located in Saint-Petersburg, The State Hermitage 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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Roman scale, made of bronze. Dated on the 1st-2nd century CE. The object was found in the village of Hrtkovci in northern Serbia.

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Roman scale, made of bronze. Dated on the 1st-2nd century CE. The object was found in the village of Hrtkovci in northern Serbia.

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13th-century limestone portrait bust representing Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor , also known as the King of Sicily and Jerusalem. Held at the Museo Civico di Barletta inside Barletta Castle in Puglia, Italy.

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13th-century limestone portrait bust representing Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor , also known as the King of Sicily and Jerusalem. Held at the Museo Civico di Barletta inside Barletta Castle in Puglia, Italy.

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Roman mosaic showing Neptune and Amphitrite - the wife of the god of seas, lakes and rivers. The object was found in Herculaneum and dates back to the 1st century CE.

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Roman mosaic showing Neptune and Amphitrite - the wife of the god of seas, lakes and rivers. The object was found in Herculaneum and dates back to the 1st century CE.

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Fayum portrait of a man in a blue cloak. The painting was made with the encaustic method on a wooden panel. The object comes from the 1st-2nd century CE and is located as an exhibit at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow .

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Fayum portrait of a man in a blue cloak. The painting was made with the encaustic method on a wooden panel. The object comes from the 1st-2nd century CE and is located as an exhibit at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow .

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Fayum portrait of a man in a blue cloak. The painting was made with the encaustic method on a wooden panel. The object comes from the 1st-2nd century CE and is located as an exhibit at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow .

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Fayum portrait of a man in a blue cloak. The painting was made with the encaustic method on a wooden panel. The object comes from the 1st-2nd century CE and is located as an exhibit at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow .

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Roman portrait of the baker Terentius Neo and his wife. The object was found in their villa in Pompeii and dates back to the 1st century CE. The artefact is in the collection of the Museo Archeologico di Napoli.

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Roman portrait of the baker Terentius Neo and his wife. The object was found in their villa in Pompeii and dates back to the 1st century CE. The artefact is in the collection of the Museo Archeologico di Napoli.

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