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Apollo, god of music and dance, and the satyr Marsyas. Apollo stands with a lyre, while Marsyas is tied to a tree to be flayed alive after their contest. In red jasper in the Farnese cabinet Naples
Aspasia, famed for her relationship with the statesman PericlesAspasia, born in Miletus, she moved to Athens and became famous for her relationship with the statesman Pericles, 5th century BC
Head of an allegorical female figure of Health, Gnostic religionHead of an allegorical female figure of Health. A woman with her hair intricately braided like flames, as represented by the Gnostic Copts of Egypt. From a red jasper gem
Bust of Faustina the Younger, Roman EmpressBust of Annia Galeria Faustina the Younger, c. 130 -- 176 AD, Roman empress as the wife of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. In red jasper. Faustina Minore. In diaspro rosso
Head of the Gorgon Medusa with snakes and wings in her hairHead of Medusa with snakes and wings in her hair, one of the monstrous Gorgons. Carved by a master in red jasper. Medusa. In diaspro rosso
Bust of an unknown woman with hair in curls. In red jasper. Testa incognita. In diaspro rosso
Dual portrait of Ermosio and Crairo facing each otherDual portrait in bust profile facing each other in red jasper. Portrait of two young men, one bearded, possibly friends or relatives, with Greek single names Ermosio and Crairo
Cupid driving a chariot drawn by dolphins in red jasper. The dolphin is the sacred animal of Venus. Carro d'amore tirato da delfini in diaspro rosso
A fox driving a chariot drawn by two roosters. The birds signify cunning and vigilance. In red jasper. Carro della Volpe, in diaspro rosso
Egyptian ram climbing a palm tree. Symbol of Bacchus and Venus. In red jasper. Capra di Egitto. In diaspro rosso
Bust of Greek poet Homer, author of the Odyssey and the Iliad. In red jasper. Homero. In diaspro rosso
Bust of horned Pan, Greek god of the wild. In red jasper. Pane. In diaspro rosso