Mold-blown glass cup from the workshop of Ennion, showcasing early Roman innovation, elegant decoration, and a Greek inscription, now preserved at the Getty Villa.
Roman Mosaic from the House of Euripos
A Roman mosaic from Mytilene depicts a central sea spirit encircled by the Four Seasons, symbolizing nature’s cycles, harmony, and renewal in a timeless reflection of life’s rhythms.
The House of Menander
The House of Menander in Mytilene reveals a luxurious Roman villa adorned with theatrical mosaics, reflecting cultural sophistication, artistic taste, and possibly ties to dramatic performance or Dionysiac associations.
Fayum Mummy Portraits
Fayum mummy portraits fuse Roman realism with Egyptian funerary tradition, preserving vivid identities through encaustic painting, rich symbolism, and multicultural influences, offering an intimate, enduring connection to individuals of ancient Roman Egypt.
Head of Aphrodite of the Aspremont-Lynden/Arles type
The Head of Aphrodite of the Aspremont-Lynden/Arles type reflects Praxitelean ideals of serene, idealised femininity, later reinterpreted through Christian reuse and layered histories of adaptation, loss, and classical survival.
The Spinario
A boy pulling a thorn from his foot — the Spinario is one of antiquity’s most quietly captivating sculptures, and its story stretches from ancient Greece to Renaissance collectors.
Bust of a Lady
Almond eyes once inlaid with rose glass, braided crown, classical folds — Chania’s mysterious Bust of a Lady offers a rare, intimate glimpse into late Roman Crete’s aristocratic world.
Triumph of Neptune and the Four Seasons
Neptune commanding his sea chariot, the Four Seasons dancing at his corners — a breathtaking 2nd-century Roman mosaic from Tunisia, now one of the Bardo Museum’s greatest treasures.
Statuette of Asklepios Enthroned
Unearthed in a luxurious Roman villa in Corinth, a marble statuette of Asclepius enthroned reveals the quiet persistence of pagan devotion even as Christianity reshaped the ancient world.
Mithraic Aion and Orphic Phanes
A 2nd-century Roman relief from Modena’s Galleria Estense unites two enigmatic deities — Mithraic Aion and Orphic Phanes — in a breathtaking vision of eternity, cosmic creation, and divine order.
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