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Artemis of Ephesus

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Description: Artemis of Ephesus
TitleArtemis of Ephesus
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date200–100 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
LocationBritish Museum, London
https:/­/­www.britishmuseum.org/­collection/­object/­G_1883-0724-1
Accession number1883,0724.1
SubjectsSculpture, RomanTemple of Artemis (Ephesus)
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9. Viewing the Gods: The Origins of the Icon in the Visual Culture of the Roman East
Jaś Elsner
Description: Roman Eyes: Visuality and Subjectivity in Art and Text
Roman Eyes: Visuality and Subjectivity in Art and Text
ACCORDING TO THE Historia Augusta, when the emperor Aurelian (A.D. 270–275) had taken over the rebellious town of Tyana in Cappadocia in the eastern part of Asia Minor and was considering the slaughter of its inhabitants...
Author
Jaś Elsner
PublisherPrinceton University Press
Copyright© 2007 by Princeton University Press
Related print edition pages: pp.225-252
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-32020&redirecttoanchor=108717
Chapter subject tags:Aesthetics, ClassicalApollonius, of TyanaAurelian, Emperor of Rome, approximately 215-275Temple of Artemis (Ephesus)Numismatics, RomanIcons, ByzantineRelief (Sculpture), RomanPausanias, active approximately 150-175Lucian, of Samosata

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Description: Athena Farnese
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Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 430 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples
Accession numberInv. No. 6024
Athena Farnese
Athena Farnese
Description: Farnese Hercules
Farnese Hercules
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 317 cm
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples
Accession number6001
Farnese Hercules
Farnese Hercules
Description: Portrait of Antinous as an Egyptian pharaoh
Portrait of Antinous as an Egyptian pharaoh
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 130–138
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWhite marble
DimensionsHeight 98 7/8 in. (241 cm)
LocationMusei Vaticani, Vatican City
http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/x-Schede/MEZs/MEZs_Sala03_01_10_011.html
Accession number22795
Portrait of Antinous as an Egyptian...
Antinous in Egyptian royal costume
Description: Statue of an Old Centaur, detail
Statue of an Old Centaur, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationCapitoline Museums, Rome
Statue of an Old Centaur, detail
Statue of an Old Centaur, detail
Description: Statue of a Young Centaur
Statue of a Young Centaur
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions53 1/2 in. (136 cm)
LocationCapitoline Museum, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/it/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/palazzo_nuovo/salone/statua_di_centauro_giovane_firmata_da_aristeas_e_papias
Accession numberinv. MC0656
Statue of a Young Centaur
Statue of a Young Centaur
Description: Statue of a Young Centaur, detail
Statue of a Young Centaur, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationCapitoline Museums, Rome
Statue of a Young Centaur, detail
Statue of a Young Centaur, detail
Description: Apollo Belvedere
Apollo Belvedere
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 08
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date120–140 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH. 224 cm
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
https://catalogo.museivaticani.va/index.php/Detail/objects/MV.1015.0.0
Accession numberM_1015_0_0
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Amazon from the Scenic Canal
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationTivoli, Italy
Amazon from the Scenic Canal
Amazon from the Scenic Canal
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Eros stringing his bow
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)Copy of a bronze by Lysippos of c. 330 BC
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions123 cm
LocationCapitoline Museums, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/it/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/palazzo_nuovo/galleria/statua_di_eros_che_incorda_l_arco
Accession numberinv. MC0410
Eros stringing his bow
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Description: Priestess of Isis
Priestess of Isis
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 117–138
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions70 5/8 in. (179.5 cm)
LocationCapitoline Museum, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/palazzo_nuovo/sala_del_gladiatore/statua_di_iside
Accession numberinv. MC0744
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Priestess of Isis
Description: Scenic Triclinium, looking south
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Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. AD 118–135
Object typeArchitecture
LocationTivoli, Italy
Scenic Triclinium, looking south
Scenic Triclinium, looking south
Description: Faun
Faun
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 100–200
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsRed marble
Dimensions66 in. (167.5 cm)
LocationCapitoline Museums, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/palazzo_nuovo/sala_del_fauno/fauno_in_marmo_rosso_antico
Accession numberinv. MC0657
Faun
Faun
Description: Brutus
Brutus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 400–370 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions69 cm
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/appartamento_dei_conservatori/sala_dei_trionfi/bruto_capitolino
Accession numberInv. MC1183
Brutus
Brutus
Description: Statue of an Old Centaur
Statue of an Old Centaur
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationCapitoline Museum, Rome
Statue of an Old Centaur
Statue of an Old Centaur
Description: Scenic Canal, looking northwest
Scenic Canal, looking northwest
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. AD 118–135
Object typeArchitecture
LocationTivoli, Italy
Scenic Canal, looking northwest
Scenic Canal, looking northwest
Description: Head of a Scenic Canal caryatid
Head of a Scenic Canal caryatid
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationTivoli, Italy
Head of a Scenic Canal caryatid
Head of a Scenic Canal caryatid
Description: Scenic Canal, caryatids, looking southwest
Scenic Canal, caryatids, looking southwest
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 118–135
Object typeSculpture
LocationTivoli, Italy
Scenic Canal, caryatids, looking...
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Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 300–400
Object typeSculpture
LocationCapitoline Museum, Rome
The Albani Antinous
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Bust of Hadrian
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Bust of Hadrian
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Vase in the form of the god Bes
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date664–525 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsFaience, black glass, and carnelian
Dimensions7 in. (17.7 cm) H
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010006359
Accession numberE 10929
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Grand Bès seated
Description: Scenic Canal, north end, looking northwest
Scenic Canal, north end, looking northwest
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. AD 118–135
Object typeArchitecture
LocationTivoli, Italy
Scenic Canal, north end, looking...
Scenic Canal, north end, looking northwest
Description: Scenic Canal, statues along the southwest edge, looking north
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Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 118–135
Object typeSculpture
LocationTivoli, Italy
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Description: Isis
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Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 131–138
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWhite marble
DimensionsHeight 47 1/4 in. (120 cm)
LocationMusei Vaticani, Vatican City
http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/x-Schede/MEZs/MEZs_Sala03_01_11_010.html
Accession number22804
Isis
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Description: Scenic Canal, looking south from atop the Central Service Building
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Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. AD 118–135
Object typeArchitecture
LocationTivoli, Italy
Scenic Canal, looking south from atop...
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Description: Apollo Belvedere, detail
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Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 08
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date120–140 AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museums
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Description: Centaur Bridge
Centaur Bridge
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nameCameron, Charles
Creator nationality/cultureBritish
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1779
Object typeSculpture
LocationPavlosk, Russia
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Description: Hadrian renatus(?) from the Scenic Canal
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Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationTivoli, Italy
Hadrian renatus(?) from the Scenic Canal
Hadrian renatus(?) from the Scenic Canal
Description: Pepper pot in form of sleeping African slave
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Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 200–270
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsSilver
Dimensions3.5 in. (9 cm) H
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=465761&partId=1&searchText=pepper+pot&page=1
Accession number1889,1019.16
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Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationCapitoline Museum, Rome
Boy strangling a goose
Boy strangling a goose

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