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Double portrait a woman and a man in coats and headgear in the background a fragment of the sculpture of male files interior of the Fine Arts Laboratory Krakow unknown

A triple portrait in headgear in the interior of the studio in the background a sculpture male files ASP Krakow unknown

Head of a man ca. 3rd-4th century A. D. This fine male portrait head is thought to date from the middle of the first
Head of a man ca. 3rd-4th century A.D. This fine male portrait head is thought to date from the middle of the first millennium A.D. and may have been part of a larger royal sculpture

Male face in the background a portrait sculpture referring to the ancient Roman style unknown

Portrait of man. Medal project Augustin Dupre (1748-1833). Medallion: Law: Portrait of man (around 1810); Bust of Napoleon; Model. Medallion (sculpture). Red wax on engraved slate. Law, 1810

Marble head of a Hellenistic ruler 1st-2nd century A. D. Roman Copy or adaptation of a Greek portrait of the early 3rd
Marble head of a Hellenistic ruler 1st-2nd century A.D. Roman Copy or adaptation of a Greek portrait of the early 3rd century B.C.The flat fillet worn by this young man is an insignium of kingship

A Hypocrite and a Slanderer ca. 1770-83 Franz Xaver Messerschmidt German Messerschmidt, the leading sculptor at the court in Vienna in the 1760s, was forced, for personal and professional reasons

Venezia ca. 1865-66 Larkin Goldsmith Mead American Vermont-born Larkin Goldsmith Mead was a prominent expatriate sculptor who worked in Florence for more than half a century

Bronze statue of a man ca. mid-2nd-1st century B. C. Greek The figure stands in contrapposto
Bronze statue of a man ca. mid-2nd-1st century B.C. Greek The figure stands in contrapposto. His right hand stretches out from the folds of his himation

Marble portrait bust of a boy ca. A. D. 35-50 Roman The reduced scale of this bust and the carefully combed hair
Marble portrait bust of a boy ca. A.D. 35-50 Roman The reduced scale of this bust and the carefully combed hair, with bangs parted in the center

Young girl identified as Anne Audeoud of Geneva (1776-1840) first modeled ca. 1779-80 After a composition by Jean Antoine Houdon French This sketchy plaster

Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) 1865 Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse A superlatively gifted figurative sculptor and designer

Fragmentary Face of King Khafre ca. 2520-2494 B. C. Old Kingdom Khafre was the son of Khufu
Fragmentary Face of King Khafre ca. 2520-2494 B.C. Old Kingdom Khafre was the son of Khufu, builder of the Great Pyramid. He built his own pyramid, the Second Pyramid

The Head of Mrs. Russell modeled ca. 1890, cast before 1912 Auguste Rodin French This plaster cast of a study of Mariana Russell's head is one of several works that Rodin donated to The Met in 1912

Marble portrait of the emperor Caracalla A. D. 212-217 Roman Caracalla took the official name of M
Marble portrait of the emperor Caracalla A.D. 212-217 Roman Caracalla took the official name of M. Aurelius Antoninus Pius as part of the Severan dynasty's attempt to appear as the legitimate

Marble portrait head of the Emperor Constantine I ca. A. D. 325-370 Roman Constantine the Great was the first Christian
Marble portrait head of the Emperor Constantine I ca. A.D. 325-370 Roman Constantine the Great was the first Christian emperor of Rome

Marble portrait of a young woman ca. A. D. 139-150 Roman This girl's hair in a braided coil toward the back of
Marble portrait of a young woman ca. A.D. 139-150 Roman This girl's hair in a braided coil toward the back of the head imitates the style worn by Faustina the Younger

Vase with birds and portrait 1876 R. W. Martin and Brothers British Determined that pottery vessels should be regarded as true works of art

Marble head of a Ptolemaic queen ca. 270-250 B. C. Greek Acquired in Egypt by George Baldwin
Marble head of a Ptolemaic queen ca. 270-250 B.C. Greek Acquired in Egypt by George Baldwin, British Consul-General 1785-96This monumental head gives an impression of sovereign calm and power

Bronze statuette of a philosopher on a lamp stand late 1st century B. C. Roman Adaptation of a Greek statue of the 3rd
Bronze statuette of a philosopher on a lamp stand late 1st century B.C. Roman Adaptation of a Greek statue of the 3rd century B.C.Surmounted by a portrait statuette of a philosopher

A Shepherd under a Ruined Arch with the Farnese Hercules 1726-50 Johannes Antiquus Dutch Among the remains of classical architectural ruins sits a solitary herdsman, tending his sheep

Marble head of Epikouros 2nd century A. D. Roman Copy of a Greek statue of the 1st half of the 3rd century B. C
Marble head of Epikouros 2nd century A.D. Roman Copy of a Greek statue of the 1st half of the 3rd century B.C.The philosopher, who lived from 341 to 271 B.C

Ferdinando de Medici (1663-1713), Grand Prince of Tuscany ca. 1680-82 Giovanni Battista Foggini Italian These meltingly carved busts of father (1993.332.1)

Stone head of a Julio-Claudian youth, possibly of Gaius Caesar ca. 5 B. C. or later Roman The head
Stone head of a Julio-Claudian youth, possibly of Gaius Caesar ca. 5 B.C. or later Roman The head, traditionally identified as a young Augustus

Marble portrait of a young girl A. D. 81-96 Roman The often-changing hairstyles of ladies at the imperial court are
Marble portrait of a young girl A.D. 81-96 Roman The often-changing hairstyles of ladies at the imperial court are well documented

Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) first modeled 1766 Joseph Nollekens British The classicizing bust of the author of the celebrated Tristram Shandy, who sat for Nollekens in Rome

Sheet of Figure Studies and Ornamental Motifs (recto and verso). 1520-1530 Vincenzo Tamagni Italian Acquired by the Museum as Anonymous Florentine

Bronze portrait of a man 1st half of 1st century A. D. Roman The bronze head was discovered on August 11
Bronze portrait of a man 1st half of 1st century A.D. Roman The bronze head was discovered on August 11, 1904 near the Arch of Augustus at Susa, a town in northern Italy, not far from Turin

Marble portrait of the emperor Augustus ca. A. D. 14-37 Roman This over life-size fragment may have been part of a
Marble portrait of the emperor Augustus ca. A.D. 14-37 Roman This over life-size fragment may have been part of a seated statue of the emperor made during the reign of his step-son and successor

Marble sarcophagus with the myth of Selene and Endymion early 3rd century A. D
Marble sarcophagus with the myth of Selene and Endymion early 3rd century A.D. Roman An inscription at the center of the lid informs us that this trough-shaped sarcophagus was dedicated to a woman

Lamp Bearer, Presumed Portrait of Lady Bharamayi Dated by inscription 1761 Nepal The female donor is named in the inscription as Bharamayi

Memorial Head (Nsodie) ca. 1800 Akan peoples This elegant terracotta head is a memorial portrait (nsodie) of an Akan ruler from present-day southern Ghana

Marble head of a philosopher 1st or 2nd century A. D. Roman Copy of a Greek statue of the last quarter of the 3rd
Marble head of a philosopher 1st or 2nd century A.D. Roman Copy of a Greek statue of the last quarter of the 3rd century B.C.In spite of its battered condition

Marble Portrait Bust of a Woman with a Scroll late 4th-early 5th century Byzantine This sensitively carved portrait bust presents a mature woman with a thoughtful expression

Bronze portrait bust of a young boy ca. A. D. 50-68 Roman This life-size portrait bust of a young boy
Bronze portrait bust of a young boy ca. A.D. 50-68 Roman This life-size portrait bust of a young boy, originally affixed to a herm of wood or stone

Charles-Nicolas, baron Fabvier (1782-1855) 1829 Pierre Jean David d'Angers A soldier, revolutionary, ambassador
Charles-Nicolas, baron Fabvier (1782-1855) 1829 Pierre Jean David d'Angers A soldier, revolutionary, ambassador, and statesman, Charles-Nicolas

Top of a marble funerary relief with portrait busts of a young man and an elderly woman ca. A. D
Top of a marble funerary relief with portrait busts of a young man and an elderly woman ca. A.D. 138-141 Roman Although it is broken below

Mrs. Russell (Mariana Mattioco della Torre) modeled 1888, cast 1979 Auguste Rodin French Mariana Russell, the wife of the Impressionist painter John Peter Russell

Portrait of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal 18th century Bhutan. Portrait of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. Bhutan. 18th century. Clay with polychrome, cold gold, and gilding. Sculpture

Head from a Statue of King Amenhotep I ca. 1525-1504 B. C. New Kingdom King Amenhotep I, second ruler of Dynasty 18
Head from a Statue of King Amenhotep I ca. 1525-1504 B.C. New Kingdom King Amenhotep I, second ruler of Dynasty 18, made his own contributions toward the temple at Deir el-Bahri built by Mentuhotep

Portrait of a poet late 18th-early 19th century Johann Valentin Sonnenschein German-born sculptor later active in Switzerland. Portrait of a poet. Swiss. late 18th-early 19th century. Terracotta

Ferdinand de Lesseps (French, Versailles 1805 - 1894 Guilly) 1884 Jean-Desire Ringel d'Illzach The Alsatian artist Ringel was a prolific sculptor, glassmaker, wax modeler

Marble statue of a togatus (man wearing a toga) 1st century A. D. Roman This man wears a tunic and over it a toga
Marble statue of a togatus (man wearing a toga) 1st century A.D. Roman This man wears a tunic and over it a toga, the most characteristic Roman dress

Design for a Wall Monument ca. 1490 Francesco di Giorgio Martini Italian Francesco di Giorgio was a Sienese sculptor, painter, illuminator, architect, and military engineer

Giovanni Gioviano Pontano (1426-1503) ca. 1490 Adriano Fiorentino (Adriano di Giovanni de')
Giovanni Gioviano Pontano (1426-1503) ca. 1490 Adriano Fiorentino (Adriano di Giovanni de Maestri) Italian Pontano was a leading humanist and statesman at the court of Naples

Fragmentary Relief 9th-10th century Maya This sculpture comes from the House of the Governor, one of the largest buildings at the site of Uxmal, Mexico

Saint Andrew 1491 Andrea Bregno Italian This high-relief sculpture of Saint Andrew standing in a shell-topped niche was originally on an altar in Old Saint Peter's, Rome

Denarius (Coin) Portraying King Ancus Marcius Struck 56 BCE Roman Empire. Portraits of important people appear on local currency all around the world

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