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Background imageColossal Collection: Giant octopus

Giant octopus
Plate 26 from Histoire naturelle des Mollusques by Count Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon, 1805

Background imageColossal Collection: Roman Art. Marphurius or Marforio. Marble. Capitoline Museum

Roman Art. Marphurius or Marforio. Marble. Capitoline Museum
Roman Art. Marphurius or Marforio. One of the talking statues of Rome. 1st century A.D. Marble sculpture depicting a reclining bearded river god or Oceanus. Capitoline Museums. Rome. Italy

Background imageColossal Collection: Russian - Zascha The Colossal Woman

Russian - Zascha The Colossal Woman
Zascha - The Colossal Woman from Russia Date: circa 1910s

Background imageColossal Collection: Cast copy of the Juno Ludovisi

Cast copy of the Juno Ludovisi
Modern cast copy of the Juno Ludovisi (Hera Ludovisi) - a colossal 1st century Roman marble head depicting an idealized and youthful Antonia Minor as the goddess Juno. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageColossal Collection: Constantine the Great. Roman Emperor from 306-337. Constanti

Constantine the Great. Roman Emperor from 306-337. Constanti
Constantine the Great (Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus) (272-337). Roman Emperor from 306-337. Know for being the first roman emperor to convert to christianity

Background imageColossal Collection: Colossal statue of a goddess. 2nd century AD

Colossal statue of a goddess. 2nd century AD
Roman colossal statue of a goddess. 138-161 AD. The head is latest. Marble. From Egypt. Neues Museum (New Museum). Berlin. Germany

Background imageColossal Collection: Temple of Luxor. Night view of the first courtyard. Egypt

Temple of Luxor. Night view of the first courtyard. Egypt

Background imageColossal Collection: Athena / Minerva Bust

Athena / Minerva Bust
A colossal head of Minerva, an example of very early Greek sculpture. The goddess is shown in a heavily restored form with later additions of a helmet crest and owl motifs

Background imageColossal Collection: Colossal Temple Statue of Jupiter 1814 Date: 1814

Colossal Temple Statue of Jupiter 1814 Date: 1814

Background imageColossal Collection: Statue of Ramesses II, Luxor, Egypt

Statue of Ramesses II, Luxor, Egypt
Statue of Ramesses II ( The Great ), Statues in peristyle courtyard of Ramesses II, Luxor, Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageColossal Collection: Colossal male head. 560-540 BC. From Kition, Cyprus

Colossal male head. 560-540 BC. From Kition, Cyprus
Colossal male head with square beard in Assyrian fashion, wearing pointed helmet. Limestone. 560-540 BC. From Kition, Cyprus. Museum of the Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities

Background imageColossal Collection: Comic postcard, Two large women at the seaside (in Dutch and German

Comic postcard, Two large women at the seaside (in Dutch and German) - The view here is ideal and we like it immensely! Date: 20th century

Background imageColossal Collection: Advert, Walker & Sons, Bunhill Row, London

Advert, Walker & Sons, Bunhill Row, London
Advert for Walker & Sons, Bunhill Row, London EC, depicting The Colossal Dining Room. 1889

Background imageColossal Collection: Athena by Johannes Benk, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

Athena by Johannes Benk, Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Athena for the dome of the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna) by Johannes Benk (1844-1914), Austrian Sculptor. Date: circa 1903

Background imageColossal Collection: Pre-columbian Art. Mexico. Aztec. Serpent head. National Mus

Pre-columbian Art. Mexico. Aztec. Serpent head. National Mus
Pre-columbian Art. Mexico. Aztec. Serpent head. Late Postclassic (1325-1521 A.C.). Volcanic rock. National Museum of Anthropology. Mexico City. Mexico

Background imageColossal Collection: Greek art. Asia Minor. Colossal head of a youth. Pergamon. M

Greek art. Asia Minor. Colossal head of a youth. Pergamon. Marble. 2nd BC. Top terrace Gym. The Antikensammlung Berlin (Berlin antiquities collection)

Background imageColossal Collection: Pergamon Altar. Aether and Uranus

Pergamon Altar. Aether and Uranus
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy: south frieze

Background imageColossal Collection: Statue of a winged lion with human head. Nimrud

Statue of a winged lion with human head. Nimrud
Colossal statue of a winged lion with a human face. 865-860 BC. From Northwest Palace of Ashurnasirpal II. Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageColossal Collection: Head from monumental statue problably from Amenhotep III. Eg

Head from monumental statue problably from Amenhotep III. Eg
Head from monumental red granite statue of an egyptian king wearing the double crown. Probably Amenhotep III. Around 1390 BC. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. From the temple of Mut, Karnak, Thebes

Background imageColossal Collection: David & Goliath

David & Goliath
The young David, armed only with a sling, faces the colossal Goliath on the battlefield

Background imageColossal Collection: The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour, New York, USA

The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour, New York, USA
Statue of Liberty in New York Harbour, New York, USA - created by French sculptor and designer Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and opened in 1886. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageColossal Collection: Julia Sabina visiting Egyptian antiquities at Thebes

Julia Sabina visiting Egyptian antiquities at Thebes
A Roman visitor to the Egyptian tombs - one of the earliest of a long line of Egyptian tourists before the colossal statues of Memnon in the early years of the Christian era

Background imageColossal Collection: Halaf culture. (ca 6000-5300 BC). Syria. Orthostat. Winged g

Halaf culture. (ca 6000-5300 BC). Syria. Orthostat. Winged g
Mesopotamia. Halaf culture. (ca 6000-5300 BC). Neolithic. Syria. Colossal statue of bird. Temple-Sanctuary of Tell Hall. Basalt. 9th century BC. Pergamon Museum. Museum Island. Berlin. Germany

Background imageColossal Collection: Detail of a head of the statue of a goddess. Roman copy

Detail of a head of the statue of a goddess. Roman copy
Detail of a head of the statue of a goddess, probably Aphrodite. Roman copy of a greek original of the 3rd century BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Background imageColossal Collection: Finland. Helsinki. The torchbearer lamps by Emil Wikstrom (1

Finland. Helsinki. The torchbearer lamps by Emil Wikstrom (1
Finland. Helsinki. The torchbearer lamps. Two of the four monumental granite sculptures in Finnish romantic style, designed in 1904 by architect Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen (1873-1950)

Background imageColossal Collection: Pergamon Altar. Theia, giant fallen and Selene

Pergamon Altar. Theia, giant fallen and Selene
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy: south frieze

Background imageColossal Collection: Pergamon Altar. Model

Pergamon Altar. Model
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Model. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageColossal Collection: Egyptian art. Colossal statues of a pharaoh, his wife and th

Egyptian art. Colossal statues of a pharaoh, his wife and the god Hapi (God of fertility). Temporary exhibition Egypts Sunken Treasures (Egypts Sunken Treasures)

Background imageColossal Collection: Gallienus (c. 218-268). Roman Emperor. Bust. Carlsberg Glypt

Gallienus (c. 218-268). Roman Emperor. Bust. Carlsberg Glypt
Gallienus (c. 218-268). Roman Emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260, and alone from 260 to 268. Bust. Marble. Found near the Baths of Caracalla, Rome. Head from a colossal statue

Background imageColossal Collection: Valerian (193 / 195 / 200 A?i? 260 or 264). Roman Emperor. Carl

Valerian (193 / 195 / 200 A?i? 260 or 264). Roman Emperor. Carl
Valerian (193/195/200 A?i? 260 or 264), also known as Valerian the Elder. Roman Emperor from 253 to 260.. Bust. Marble. Head from a colossal statue probably from Asia Minor

Background imageColossal Collection: Colossal statue of a bearded man with laurel wreath. 500-480

Colossal statue of a bearded man with laurel wreath. 500-480
Colossal statue of a bearded man with laurel wreath. Probably a priest. Limestone. Sculpted in Cyprus between 500-480 BC. From the Sanctuary of Apollo at Idalion. British Museum. London. England

Background imageColossal Collection: Colossal head problably from Thutmose I. Egypt

Colossal head problably from Thutmose I. Egypt
Colossal sandstone head of an egyptian pharaoh, probably Thutmose I. Around 1500 BC. 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. From Karnak, Thebes. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageColossal Collection: Egypt. Abu Simbel. Great Temple of Ramses II. Night view

Egypt. Abu Simbel. Great Temple of Ramses II. Night view
Egypt. Abu Simbel. Great Temple of Ramses II (1290-1224 BC) with the four colossi of the pharaoh with nemes, double crown and hands on knees. Night view. 19th dynasty. New Kingdom

Background imageColossal Collection: Titus (39-81). Roman Emperor. Colossal Head

Titus (39-81). Roman Emperor. Colossal Head
Titus (39-81). Roman Emperor. Flavian dynasty. Colossal Head. Marble. Found in Via Palestro, Rome. From National Archaeological Museum (Naples). Temporary exhibition, Vespasian

Background imageColossal Collection: Colossal head of pharaoh Amenhotep III (Amenophis or Akhenat

Colossal head of pharaoh Amenhotep III (Amenophis or Akhenat
Egyptian Art. Colossal head of pharaoh Amenhotep III (Amenophis or Akhenathon). 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. Ruled between 1390 and 1353 B.C. From the temple of Amenhotep III in Quma. Luxor Museum

Background imageColossal Collection: SRI LANKA. POLONNARUWA. Polonnaruwa. Colossal

SRI LANKA. POLONNARUWA. Polonnaruwa. Colossal statue of Reclining Buddha (14 m.) at the Gal Vihara or Rock Temple (12th c.). Monks praying

Background imageColossal Collection: Model of the Palace of the Soviets, unbuilt design

Model of the Palace of the Soviets, unbuilt design
An architects model of the accepted design for the Palace of the Soviets by Boris Iofan, surmounted by a colossal Lenin in chromium steel

Background imageColossal Collection: The Islanders sculpture, Festival of Britain, London

The Islanders sculpture, Festival of Britain, London
View of a colossal sculpture by the Austrian sculptor, Siegfried Charoux, entitled The Islanders, on the facade of the Sea and Ships Pavilion at the Festival of Britain exhibition on the South Bank

Background imageColossal Collection: Abu Simbel 1855

Abu Simbel 1855
The colossal Speos of Athor, some 20 metres high, is depicted here pretty much as it was found by travellers in 1812

Background imageColossal Collection: Colossal statue of the Duke of Wellington

Colossal statue of the Duke of Wellington
Front cover of the Illustrated London News, 3rd October 1846, showing the colossal statue of the Duke of Wellington by Matthew Cotes Wyatt, dwarfing a group of people underneath. 1846

Background imageColossal Collection: Pharaon Amenhotep III. 18th Dynasty. C. 1386-1349 BC. New Ki

Pharaon Amenhotep III. 18th Dynasty. C. 1386-1349 BC. New Ki
Amenhotep III, also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent. Pharaon on the 18th Dynasty. About 1386-1349 BC. Egyptian New Kingdom. Colossal statue. From Thebes. British Museum. London. England

Background imageColossal Collection: Neo-Hittite. Colossal basalt lion found in 1955. Ain Dara Te

Neo-Hittite. Colossal basalt lion found in 1955. Ain Dara Te
Iron Age Syro-Hittite. A lion carved out of stone. Ain Dara temple. Ain Dara. Syria

Background imageColossal Collection: Italy. Rome. Trajans Column. 2nd century

Italy. Rome. Trajans Column. 2nd century
Italy. Rome. Trajans Column, 2nd century AD. Erected to commemorate the victory of Emperor Trajan in the Dacian Wars. Trajan Forum

Background imageColossal Collection: Pergamon Altar. Detail. Gigantomachy. Doris. Pergamon Museum

Pergamon Altar. Detail. Gigantomachy. Doris. Pergamon Museum
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. West frieze. Detail. Doris and a giant. Pergamon Museum

Background imageColossal Collection: Pergamon Altar. Detail. Gigantomachy. Triton. Pergamon Museu

Pergamon Altar. Detail. Gigantomachy. Triton. Pergamon Museu
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. West frieze

Background imageColossal Collection: Pergamon Altar. Detail. Gigantomachy. Pergamon Museum. Berli

Pergamon Altar. Detail. Gigantomachy. Pergamon Museum. Berli
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. West frieze

Background imageColossal Collection: Fragments from colossal emperor statues of Trajan and Hadria

Fragments from colossal emperor statues of Trajan and Hadria
Roman Art. Asia Minor. Turkey. Fragments from colossal emperor statues of Trajan and Hadrian. Hand. Marble. It comes from Trajaneum (Pergamon), 114-138 A.D. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageColossal Collection: Head from a colossal statue of a bearded worshipper with hel

Head from a colossal statue of a bearded worshipper with helmet. Limestone. Made in Cyprus. 570-550 BC. From Byblos. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom



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