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Statue
of Apollo playing
the Cithara (Apollo Citharados).
Made of marble in the 2nd
century AD, this piece was
found in Miletus.
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Lions
in Relief
(Aslan Kabartmalari)
The next two images
are from
the "procession street" in
Babylon. Made between
604 - 562 BC they are
of glazed brick.
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"This
street opened for religious and military
purposes comes out of Babylon runs from the
Ishtar Gate and reaches the building where
new year festivities were held. This street,
originally measuring 16m in width and 300m
in length, was decorated with colored brick
reliefs of the lion, the sacred animarl of the
goddess Ishtar, on either side"
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Relief
of a Warrior from the
late Hittite Period, 9th - 8th
century BC. Made of basalt.
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Statue of Zeus, god of the sky.
Made of marble and found at
Pergamum, this 2nd century AD
statue is a copy of a 4th
century BC original.
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Marble
bust of a woman.
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Supported
by a metal bar
beneath, and with much wear
on the front side, this marble
head has "seen" better days.
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A
goddess sits in her high
seat attending to something...
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Beautifully
detailed and
preserved, I believe this marble
statue is of Artemis.
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Another
marble head
of a either a patrician woman
or a goddess.
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