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Mythology in the Art | Greek mythology | Amazons
21. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Amazon on horseback.
Marble.
Roman copy of the 2nd cent. CE after a Greek original of the 2nd century BCE.
Inv. No. 6405.
Naples, National Archaeological Museum.
22. PAINTING, GRAPHICS. Rome.
Amazon.
Fresco from Herculaneum.
50—79 CE.
Inv. No. 9368.
Naples, National Archaeological Museum.
23. SCULPTURE. Etruria.
Cinerary urn of a woman with a scene of amazonomachy.
Alabaster. 3rd century BCE.
Inv. No. 96.9.225 a, b.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
24. SCULPTURE. Etruria.
Cinerary urn of a woman with a scene of amazonomachy (front relief).
Alabaster. 3rd century BCE.
Inv. No. 96.9.225 a, b.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
25. SCULPTURE. Etruria.
Cinerary urn of a woman with a scene of amazonomachy (lid).
Alabaster. 3rd century BCE.
Inv. No. 96.9.225 a, b.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
26. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
Heracles fights against Amazon. Metopa from the eastern frieze of the Temple E in Selinuntum.
Limestone, marble.
460—450 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
27. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
Heracles fights against Amazon (a close-up). Metopa from the eastern frieze of the Temple E in Selinuntum.
Limestone, marble.
460—450 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
28. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Sarcophagus of the Amazons (the front panel).
White marble.
Ca. 170 CE.
Inv. No. 1512.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
29. MOSAIC. Greece.
The Amazon.
The House of Orpheus.
Late 2nd — early 3rd century CE.
Paphos, Archaeological Park.
30. SCULPTURE. Greece.
Sarcophagus of a married couple with scenes of amazonomachy.
Marble. Ca. 180 CE.
Inv. No. Ma 2119.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
31. SCULPTURE. Greece.
Sarcophagus of a married couple. Front panel with scenes of amazonomachy.
Marble. Ca. 180 CE.
Inv. No. Ma 2119.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
32. SCULPTURE. Greece.
Sarcophagus of a married couple. Front panel with scenes of amazonomachy (close-up).
Marble. Ca. 180 CE.
Inv. No. Ma 2119.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
33. SCULPTURE. Greece.
Sarcophagus of a married couple. Front panel with scenes of amazonomachy (close-up).
Marble. Ca. 180 CE.
Inv. No. Ma 2119.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
34. SCULPTURE. Greece.
Sarcophagus of a married couple. Left side panel with a relief “Death of Penthesilea”.
Marble. Ca. 180 CE.
Inv. No. Ma 2119.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
35. SCULPTURE. Greece.
Sarcophagus of a married couple. Right side wall with a relief “Amazonomachy”.
Marble. Ca. 180 CE.
Inv. No. Ma 2119.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
36. SCULPTURE. Greece.
Sarcophagus of a married couple. Relief “Amazonomachy” (right side wall).
Marble. Ca. 180 CE.
Inv. No. Ma 2119.
Paris, Louvre Museum.
37. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Head of an Amazon.
Greek marble. Roman copy after a bronze Greek original of 440—430 BCE.
Inv. No. S 1091.
Rome, Capitoline Museums, Palazzo dei Conservatori, Halls of the Horti of Maecenas.
38. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Head of an Amazon.
Greek marble. Roman copy after a bronze Greek original of 440—430 BCE.
Inv. No. S 1091.
Rome, Capitoline Museums, Palazzo dei Conservatori, Halls of the Horti of Maecenas.
39. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Head of an Amazon.
Greek marble.
Roman copy after a bronze Greek original of 440—430 BCE.
Inv. No. S 1091.
Rome, Capitoline Museums, Palazzo dei Conservatori, Halls of the Horti of Maecenas.
40. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Head of an Amazon.
Greek marble.
Roman copy after a bronze Greek original of 440—430 BCE.
Inv. No. S 1091.
Rome, Capitoline Museums, Palazzo dei Conservatori, Halls of the Horti of Maecenas.