British Sculpture

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Metope from the Parthenon sculptures 447 - 432 b.c. The battle between Lapiths and Centaurs. (Britis

▋Scottishfold ( custom-made )Sculpture approximately 10 x 13 x 18 cm ( not including the tail )

Ivory panel from a Byzantine diptych, depicting the Archangel Michael holding an orb.  It is thought

Wooden carving of a “fisherman’s god” from Rarotonga, Cook Islands.  Carved from wood, with black de

Fragmentary sardonyx cameo portrait bust, possibly of Germanicus Caesar (15 BCE-19 CE), wearing a cu

archaicwonder:Alexander the Great by Evgeny Legedin on Flickr.Became king of Macedon 336BC…&h

Detail of Roman marble well-head 1st C. ADThe British Museum 

Details from a marble portrait bust of a woman, possibly the younger AntoniaRoman, Julio-Claudian Pe

Marble bust of Antisthenes (ca. 445-365 BCE), Socratic philosopher sometimes credited as the founder

Ancient Roman marble head, from a portrait statue of a veiled priestess of Vesta.  Artist unknown; c

Marble relief of a physician named Jason, also known as Decimus, treating a patient.  Artist unknown

Selection of the Elgin Marbles, British Museum, London, 2010.These sculptures once adorned the Parth

Bust of a granite statue of Ramesses II from the Temple of Khnum Aswan, Elephantine Island, Egypt19t

Limestone head from the statue of a worshiper of Apollo, bearded and wearing a helmet with upturned

The Townley Discobolus at the British Museum, London, UK. Roman copy with incorrectly restored head.

Marble bust of a man wearing a toga with thick folds.  Artist unknown; ca. 240-250 CE.  Now in the B

Head of a bodhisattva, from Gandhara.  Artist unknown; 4th or 5th cent. CE.  Now in the British Muse

 Here’s a little BLUESDAY inspiration from our Contemporary Art collection, currently on view in Inf

Ancient Roman tombstone depicting Heracles/Hercules and Hesione, daughter of King Laomedon of Troy,

Assyrian lamassu from the Throne Room (Room B) of the North-West Palace at Nimrud (present-day Iraq)

The head of Hypnos (Sleep).  Roman bronze sculpture (1st-2nd cent. CE) after a lost Hellenistic orig

The ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut.  Detail from the greywacke sarcophagus of Sisobek, vizier of L

Marble relief; head of Antinous. 1700-1772. Probably Italian. British Museum, London. An image of th

ancientpeoples:Marble group of Europa seated on back of Bull with two dolphins forming support at fr

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