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Exekias (Potter and Painter) AJAX AND ACHILLES PLAYING A GAME c. 540-530 BCE. Black-figure painting on a ceramic amphora, height of amphora 2' (61 cm). Vatican Museums, Rome. [Fig. 05-01]

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Page 1: Exekias (Potter and Painter) AJAX AND ACHILLES PLAYING A GAME c. 540-530 BCE. Black-figure painting on a ceramic amphora, height of amphora 2' (61 cm)

Exekias (Potter and Painter) AJAX AND ACHILLES PLAYING A GAMEc. 540-530 BCE. Black-figure painting on a ceramic amphora,

height of amphora 2' (61 cm). Vatican Museums, Rome. [Fig. 05-01]

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ANCIENT GREECE[Map 05-01]

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Attributed to the Hirschfeld Workshop FUNERARY KRATERFrom the Dipylon Cemetery, Athens. c. 750-735 BCE. Ceramic, height 42-5/8" (108 cm).

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1914. (14.130.14) [Fig. 05-02]

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MAN AND CENTAURPerhaps from Olympia. c. 750 BCE. Bronze, height 4-5/16" (11.1 cm).

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917. (17.190.2072). [Fig. 05-03]

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OLPE (PITCHER)Corinth. c. 650-625 BCE. Ceramic with black-figure decoration, height 12-7/8" (32.8 cm). J.

Paul Getty Museum, Malibu. [Fig. 05-04]

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AERIAL VIEW OF THE SANCTUARY OF APOLLO, DELPHI[Fig. 05-05]

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RECONSTRUCTION DRAWING OF THE SANCTUARY OF APOLLO, DELPHI6th-3rd century BCE. [Fig. 05-06]

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RECONSTRUCTION DRAWING OF THE TREASURY OF THE SIPHNIANSSanctuary of Apollo, Delphi. c. 530-525 BCE. [Fig. 05-07]

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BATTLE BETWEEN THE GODS AND THE GIANTSFragments of the north frieze of the Treasury of the Siphnians, Sanctuary of Apollo,

Delphi. c. 530-525 BCE. Marble, height 26" (66 cm).Archaeological Museum, Delphi. [Fig. 05-08]

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PLAN (A) AND EXTERIOR VIEW (B) OF THE TEMPLE OF HERA I, POSEIDONIA (ROMAN PAESTUM)

Southern Italy. c. 550-540 BCE. [Fig. 05-09a]

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PLAN (A) AND EXTERIOR VIEW (B) OF THE TEMPLE OF HERA I, POSEIDONIA (ROMAN PAESTUM)

Southern Italy. c. 550-540 BCE. [Fig. 05-09b]

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TEMPLE OF APHAIA, AEGINAView from the east. c. 500 or c. 475 BCE.

Column height about 17' (5.18 m). [Fig. 05-10]

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ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE: The Greek Orders

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RECONSTRUCTION DRAWING OF THE TEMPLE OF APHAIA, AEGINAc. 500 or c. 475 BCE. [Fig. 05-11]

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PLAN OF COMPLEX of the TEMPLE OF APHAIA, AEGINAc. 500 or c. 475 BCE. [Fig. 05-12]

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WEST PEDIMENT OF THE TEMPLE OF APHAIA, AEGINAc. 500-490 or 470s BCE. Width about 49' (15 m).

Surviving fragments as assembled in the Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich (early restorations removed). [Fig. 05-13]

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DYING WARRIORFrom the right corner of the west pediment of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina.

c. 500-490 or 470s BCE. Marble, length 5'6" (1.68 m).Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich. [Fig. 05-14]

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DYING WARRIORFrom the left corner of the east pediment of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina.

c. 490-480 or 470s BCE. Marble, length 6' (1.83 m).Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich. [Fig. 05-15]

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Vinzenz Brinkmann and Ulrike Koch-Brinkmann RECONSTRUCTION OF ARCHERFrom the west pediment of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina. 2004 CE.

Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich. [Fig. 05-16]

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ARCHER ("PARIS")From the west pediment of the Temple of Aphaia, Aegina. c. 500-490 or 470s BCE. Marble.

Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich. [Fig. 05-17]

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METROPOLITAN KOUROSAttica, Greece. c. 600-590 BCE. Marble, height 6'4-5/8" (1.95 m).

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Fletcher Fund, 1932. (32.11.1) [Fig. 05-18]

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BERLIN KOREFrom the cemetery at Keratea, near Athens. c. 570-560 BCE.

Marble with remnants of red paint, height 6'3" (1.9 m).Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Antikensammlung, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin.

[Fig. 05-19]

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ANAVYSOS KOUROSFrom the cemetery at Anavysos, near Athens. c. 530 BCE.

Marble with remnants of paint, height 6'4" (1.93 m).National Archaeological Museum, Athens. [Fig. 05-20]

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PEPLOS KOREFrom the Akropolis, Athens. c. 530 BCE. Marble, height 4' (1.21 m).

Akropolis Museum, Athens. [Fig. 05-21]

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SOME STANDARD SHAPES OF GREEK VESSELS[Fig. 05-22]

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Amasis Painter DIONYSOS WITH MAENADSc. 540 BCE. Black-figure decoration on an amphora.

Ceramic, height of amphora 13" (33.3 cm).Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. [Fig. 05-23]

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Lysippides Painter HERAKLES DRIVING A BULL TO SACRIFICEc. 525-520 BCE. Black-figure decoration on an amphora.

Ceramic, height of amphora 20 15/16" (53.2 cm).Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Henry Lillie Pierce Fund (99.538) [Fig. 05-24]

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Andokides Painter HERAKLES DRIVING A BULL TO SACRIFICEc. 525-520 BCE. Red-figure decoration on an amphora.

Ceramic, height of amphora 20 15/16" (53.2 cm).Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Henry Lillie Pierce Fund (99.538) [Fig. 05-25]

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A CLOSER LOOK: The Death of Sarpedon by Euphronios (painter) and Euxitheos (potter). c. 515 BCE. Red-figure decoration on a calyx krater.

Ceramic, height of krater 18" (45.7 cm).Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Rome.

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KRITIOS BOYFrom the Akropolis, Athens. c. 475 BCE. Marble, height 3'10" (1.17 m).

Akropolis Museum, Athens. [Fig. 05-26a]

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KRITIOS BOYFrom the Akropolis, Athens. c. 475 BCE. Marble, height 3'10" (1.17 m).

Akropolis Museum, Athens. [Fig. 05-26b]

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Foundry Painter A BRONZE FOUNDRY490-480 BCE. Red-figure decoration on a kylix from Vulci, Italy.

Ceramic, diameter of kylix 12" (31 cm).Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Antikensammlung. [Fig. 05-27]

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CHARIOTEERFrom the Sanctuary of Apollo, Delphi. c. 470 BCE.

Bronze, copper (lips and lashes), silver (hand), onyx (eyes), height 5'11" (1.8 m).Archaeological Museum, Delphi. [Fig. 05-28]

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WARRIORFound in the sea off Riace, Italy. c. 460-450 BCE.

Bronze with bone and glass eyes, silver teeth, and copper lips and nipples, height 6'9" (2.05 m).

National Archeological Museum, Reggio Calabria, Italy. [Fig. 05-29a]

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WARRIORFound in the sea off Riace, Italy. c. 460-450 BCE.

Bronze with bone and glass eyes, silver teeth, and copper lips and nipples, height 6'9" (2.05 m).

National Archeological Museum, Reggio Calabria, Italy. [Fig. 05-29b]

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RECONSTRUCTION DRAWING OF THE TOMB OF THE DIVER, POSEIDONIA (ROMAN PAESTUM)

c. 480 BCE. [Fig. 05-30]

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A SYMPOSIUM SCENEFrom the Tomb of the Diver, Poseidonia (Roman Paestum). c. 480 BCE.

Fresco on travertine slab, height 31" (78 cm). Paestum Museum. [Fig. 05-31]

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A DIVERFrom the Tomb of the Diver, Poseidonia (Roman Paestum). c. 480 BCE.

Fresco on travertine slab, height 3'4" (1.02 m). Paestum Museum. [Fig. 05-32]

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Douris FROLICKING SATYRSc. 480 BCE. Red-figure decoration on a psykter. Ceramic, height 11-5/16" (28.7 cm).

British Museum, London. [Fig. 05-33]

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Douris A YOUTH POURING WINE INTO THE KYLIX OF A COMPANIONc. 480 BCE. Red-figure decoration on a kylix. Ceramic, height 12-3/4" (32.4 cm).

The Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei. [Fig. 05-34]

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THE AKROPOLIS, ATHENSReconstruction drawing as it appeared c. 447-432 BCE. [Fig. 05-35]

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Kallikrates and Iktinos VIEW (A) AND PLAN (B) OF THE PARTHENONAkropolis, Athens. 447-432 BCE. Pentelic marble. Photograph: view from the northwest.

[Fig. 05-36a]

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Kallikrates and Iktinos VIEW (A) AND PLAN (B) OF THE PARTHENONAkropolis, Athens. 447-432 BCE. Pentelic marble. Photograph: view from the northwest.

[Fig. 05-36b]

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PHOTOGRAPHIC MOCK-UP OF THE EAST PEDIMENT OF THE PARTHENON (USING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE EXTANT MARBLE SCULPTURE)

c. 447-432 BCE. The gap in the center represents the space that would have been occupied by the missing sculpture. The pediment is over 90 feet (27.45 m) long; the

central space of about 40 feet (12.2 m) is missing. [Fig. 05-37a]

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PHOTOGRAPHIC MOCK-UP OF THE EAST PEDIMENT OF THE PARTHENON (USING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE EXTANT MARBLE SCULPTURE)

c. 447-432 BCE. The gap in the center represents the space that would have been occupied by the missing sculpture. The pediment is over 90 feet (27.45 m) long; the

central space of about 40 feet (12.2 m) is missing. [Fig. 05-3b]

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PHOTOGRAPHIC MOCK-UP OF THE EAST PEDIMENT OF THE PARTHENON (USING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE EXTANT MARBLE SCULPTURE)

c. 447-432 BCE. The gap in the center represents the space that would have been occupied by the missing sculpture. The pediment is over 90 feet (27.45 m) long; the

central space of about 40 feet (12.2 m) is missing. [Fig. 05-3c]

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LAPITH FIGHTING A CENTAURMetope relief from the Doric frieze on the south side of the Parthenon. c. 447-432 BCE.

Marble, height 56" (1.42 m). British Museum, London. [Fig. 05-38]

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HORSEMENDetail of the Procession, from the Ionic frieze on the north side of the Parthenon.

c. 447-432 BCE. Marble, height 41 3/4" (106 cm). British Museum, London. [Fig. 05-39]

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YOUNG WOMEN AND MENDetail of the Procession, from the Ionic frieze on the east side of the Parthenon.

c. 447-432 BCE. Marble, height 3'6" (1.08 m). Musée du Louvre, Paris. [Fig. 05-40]

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RE-CREATION OF PHEIDIAS' HUGE GOLD AND IVORY FIGURE OF ATHENARoyal Ontario Museum, Toronto. [Fig. 05-41]

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Polykleitos SPEAR BEARER (DORYPHOROS)Roman copy after the original bronze of c. 450-440 BCE.

Marble, height 6'11" (2.12 m); tree trunk and brace strut are Roman additions.National Archaeological Museum, Naples. [Fig. 05-42 Technique]

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THE MONUMENTAL ENTRANCE TO THE AKROPOLIS, ATHENSThe Propylaia (Mnesikles) with the Temple of Athena Nike (Kallikrates) on the bastion at

the right. c. 437-423 BCE. [Fig. 05-43]

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ERECHTHEIONAkropolis, Athens. 430s-406 BCE. View from the east. Porch of the Maidens at left; the

north porch can be seen through the columns of the east wall. [Fig. 05-44]

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PORCH OF THE MAIDENS (SOUTH PORCH), ERECHTHEIONAkropolis, Athens. Porch c. 420-410 BCE. [Fig. 05-45]

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NIKE (VICTORY) ADJUSTING HER SANDALFragment of relief decoration from the parapet (now destroyed), Temple of Athena Nike,

Akropolis, Athens. Last quarter of the 5th century (perhaps 410-405) BCE.Marble, height 3'6" (1.06 m). Akropolis Museum, Athens. [Fig. 05-46]

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RECONSTRUCTION DRAWING OF THE AGORA (MARKETPLACE), ATHENSc. 400 BCE. [Fig. 05-47]

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Priam Painter WOMEN AT A FOUNTAIN HOUSE520-510 BCE. Black-figure decoration on a hydria.

Ceramic, height of hydria 20 7/8" (53 cm).Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. William Francis Warden Fund. (61.195).

[Fig. 05-48]

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GRAVE STELE OF A LITTLE GIRLc. 450-440 BCE. Marble, height 31-1/2" (80 cm).

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. [Fig. 05-49]

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GRAVE STELE OF KTESILAOS AND THEANOc. 400 BCE. Marble, height 36-5/8" (93 cm).

National Archaeological Museum, Athens. [Fig. 05-50]

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Style of the Achilles Painter WOMAN AND MAIDc. 450-440 BCE. White-ground lekythos.

Ceramic, with additional painting in tempera, height 15-1/8" (38.4 cm).Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912. (13.201). [Fig. 05-51]

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HELLENISTIC GREECE[Map 05-02]

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Praxiteles or his followers HERMES AND THE INFANT DIONYSOSProbably a Hellenistic or Roman copy after a Late Classical 4th-century BCE original.

Marble, with remnants of red paint on the lips and hair, height 7'1" (2.15 m). Archaeological Museum, Olympia. [Fig. 05-52]

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Praxiteles APHRODITE OF KNIDOSComposite of two similar Roman copies after the original marble of c. 350 BCE.

Marble, height 6'8" (2.04 m).Vatican Museums, Museo Pio Clementino, Gabinetto delle Maschere, Rome. [Fig. 05-53]

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Lysippos MAN SCRAPING HIMSELF (APOXYOMENOS)Roman copy after the original bronze of c. 350-325 BCE.

Marble, height 6'9" (2.06 m).Vatican Museums, Museo Pio Clementino, Gabinetto dell'Apoxyomenos, Rome. [Fig 05-54]

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EARRINGSc. 330-300 BCE. Hollow-cast gold, height 2-3/8" (6 cm).

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937. (37.11.9-10). [Fig. 05-55]

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ALEXANDER THE GREAT CONFRONTS DARIUS III AT THE BATTLE OF ISSOSFloor mosaic, Pompeii, Italy. 1st-century BCE Roman copy of a Greek wall painting of

c. 310 BCE, perhaps by Philoxenos of Eretria or Helen of Egypt.Entire panel 8'10" × 17' (2.7 × 5.2 m). Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.

[Fig. 05-56]

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Gnosis STAG HUNTDetail of mosaic floor decoration from Pella, Macedonia (in present-day Greece).

300 BCE. Pebbles, central panel 10'7-1/2" × 10'5" (3.24 × 3.17 m).Archaeological Museum, Pella. [Fig. 05-57]

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TEMPLE OF OLYMPIAN ZEUS, ATHENSView from the southeast with the Akropolis in the distance. Building and rebuilding

phases: foundation c. 520-510 BCE, using the Doric order; temple designed by Cossutius begun 175 BCE; left unfinished 164 BCE; completed 132 CE using Cossutius' design. Height

of columns 55'5" (16.89 m). [Fig. 05-58]

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OVERALL VIEW (A) AND RECONSTRUCTION DRAWING (B) OF THE THEATER, EPIDAUROSPeloponnese, Greece. Fourth century BCE and later. [Fig. 05-59a]

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OVERALL VIEW (A) AND RECONSTRUCTION DRAWING (B) OF THE THEATER, EPIDAUROSPeloponnese, Greece. Fourth century BCE and later. [Fig. 05-59b]

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Epigonos (?) DYING GALLIC TRUMPETERRoman copy (found in Julius Caesar's garden in Rome) after the original bronze ofc. 220 BCE. Marble, height 36-1/2" (93 cm). Museo Capitolino, Rome. [Fig. 05-60]

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TORCFound at Soucy, France. Celtic Gaul, 3rd-1st century BCE.

Gold, height 5" × length 5-5/8" (12.7 × 14.5 cm).Musée Nationale du Moyen-Âge, Paris. [Fig. 05-61]

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RECONSTRUCTED WEST FRONT OF THE ALTAR FROM PERGAMON (IN MODERN TURKEY)c. 175-150 BCE. Marble, height of figure 7'7" (2.3 m).

Staatliche Museen, Berlin. [Fig. 05-62]

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ATHENA ATTACKING THE GIANTSDetail of the frieze from the east front of the altar from Pergamon. c. 175-150 BCE.

Marble, frieze height 7'7" (2.3 m). Staatliche Museen, Berlin. [Fig. 05-63]

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Hagesandros, Polydoros, and Athenodoros of Rhodes LAOCOÖN AND HIS SONSOriginal of 1st century BCE, or a Roman copy, adaptation, or original of the 1st century CE.

Marble, height 8' (2.44 m).Musei Vaticani, Museo Pio Clementino, Cortile Ottagono, Rome. [Fig. 05-64]

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NIKE (VICTORY) OF SAMOTHRACESanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace. c. 180 BCE (?). Marble, height 8'1" (2.45 m).

Musée du Louvre, Paris. [Fig. 05-65]

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OLD WOMANRoman 1st century CE copy of a Greek work of the 2nd century BCE.

Marble, height 49-1/2" (1.25 m).Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1909. (09.39) [Fig. 05-66]

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Alexandros from Antioch-on-the-Orontes APHRODITE OF MELOS (ALSO CALLED VENUS DE MILO)

c. 150-100 BCE. Marble, height 6'8" (2.04 m). Musée du Louvre, Paris. [Fig. 05-67]