Carlsberg Gallery

Athena. Statue. Goddess of Wisdom and War. From Rome 2nd

Athena. Rome 2nd century AD. Marble. The helmet is pushed up on her forehead. It was decorated with a sphinx, while the cheek guards have ram's horns in relief. Monsters on helmets and shields were to scare the enemy and protect the bearer against evil. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark. Date:

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Bacchus with satyr and panther. Marble

Bacchus (Roman) also known as Dionysus (Greek). God of the grape harvest in classical mythology. Statue of Bacchus with satyr and panther. From roman Villa of Pozzuoli, near Naples, Italy. 2nd century AD. Marble. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark. Date:

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Relief depicting a falcon-headed gods, regarded as the origi

Relief depicting a falcon-headed gods, regarded as the original kings of Buto, mythical capital of Lower Egypt in the Nile Delta. Probably part of a temple wall. Memphis. Limestone. 26th Dynasty. Late Period. 664-525 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark.

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