Topkapi Palace and Museum
Statues and Reliefs of Gods and Giants...

Statue of Artemis, goddess
of the moon, forest and
hunting. Made of marble and
found on the island of Lesbos,
this Roman era statue is a
copy of a 4th century BC,
original.

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Relief depicting the struggle of
Athena (goddess of wisdom,
skills and warfare), and the
Giants. Made of marble during
the Roman 2nd century AD.

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Relief depicting Gigantomachy
(Gigantomakhi Betimli Kabartma)
"The battle between the gods
and giants." Made of marble
in the 2nd century AD.

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Head of Apollo, god of light,
fine arts and prophecy. Made of
marble native to Thasos,
this 2nd century statue carving
is a copy of Apollon Lycaios.

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Statue of Pan, god of shepherds
and pastures. Made of marble
in the 3rd century AD.

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Statue of Poseidon, god of the
sea. Made of marble between
the 1st century BC and 1st
century AD (bound in Byblos
or modern Jebeil, Lebanon).

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Statue of Artemis, goddess of
the moon, forest and hunting.
Made of marble in the 2nd
century AD.

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Statue of the Supreme God
Zeus, god of the sky. Made of
marble in the 2nd century AD,
this statue was found in Gaza.

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Statue of Baebia. Made of
marble in the late Hellenistic
period, about mid 1st century BC.

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Statue of the mythological
figure Silenus, the aged learned
Satyr. Made of marble in the 1st
century AD, it was found
in Nablus.

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Head of the poetess Sappho
(Kadin Ozan Sapho'nun Basi).
Made of marble, this is a copy
of a type belonging to the
Hellenistic period. Found in
Smyrna (modern Izmir, Turkey).

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