Roman Empire Statues of Animals Photos

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Roman silver & gold statuette of bull from Pompeii at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Egyptian glass & bronze statuette of squatting ibis at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Roman cavalry horse's head parade armor at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Quartz lion head seat ornaments from western Roman Empire or the Orient at Cluny Museum. Paris, France.
Roman silver & gold statuette of bull (c100 BCE - 79 CE) from Pompeii at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Egyptian glass & bronze statuette of squatting ibis (300 BCE - 100 CE) at Getty Museum Villa. Malibu, CA.Roman cavalry horse's head parade armor (1stC CE) at German Historical Museum. Berlin, Germany.Quartz lion head seat ornaments (c300-550) from western Roman Empire or the Orient at Cluny Museum. Paris, France.
Roman stone carving of lion's head at Gallo Roman Museum. Lyon, France.Roman marble rabbit sculpture at Musée de la Romanité. Nimes, France.Roman-era ceramic pitcher in form of dog found in Rhone River at Arles Antiquities Museum. Arles, France.Roman-era copy of carving of wild boar after Hellenistic original at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.
Roman stone carving of lion's head at Gallo Roman Museum. Lyon, France.Roman marble rabbit sculpture (1st-2ndC) at Musée de la Romanité. Nimes, France.Roman-era ceramic pitcher in form of dog (mid 1stC-2ndC) found in Rhone River at Arles Antiquities Museum. Arles, France.Roman-era copy (1stC) of carving of wild boar after Hellenistic original (3rdC BCE) at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.
Greek lion from Attica at Nelson-Atkins Museum. Kansas City, MO.Roman bronze Wolf Head at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.Egyptian limestone crocodile at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.glass sculpture in shape of mouse prob. from Syria at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.
Greek lion (c325 BCE) from Attica at Nelson-Atkins Museum. Kansas City, MO.Roman bronze Wolf Head (1-100 CE) at Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH.Egyptian limestone crocodile (1st-2ndC CE, Roman Period) at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.glass sculpture in shape of mouse (c2nd-3rd C CE) prob. from Syria at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.
Roman carved marble pig in cauldron at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Carved stone griffin once a guardian of a Roman tomb at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.

Roman carved marble pig in cauldron (Lowther Castle pig) (1st-2ndC CE) at San Antonio Museum of Art. San Antonio, TX.Carved stone griffin once a guardian of a Roman tomb (late 1stC) at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.


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